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Seeking trip tips, tales from parents
Parents and caregivers of children, please share your tales about traveling with youngsters. I want to hear your tips on ways to successfully get to your destination with all your hair on your head in the color it was when … Continue reading
Posted in children, commute, congestion, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, drowsy driving, fuel consumption, Gas prices, highways, hybrid vehicles, inattentive drivers, money, noise, road trip, tourism, traffic, traffic hazards, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged children, parents, road trip, transportation
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Idling negatively affects health, environment, vehicles
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Occasionally, I see idling vehicles on West Cliff Drive while folks read a magazine, take a nap, or to get out to take pictures of the beautiful views. Neighbors have vehicles idling in their driveway or on … Continue reading
Posted in children, commercial vehicles, consumer affairs, driver education, Ecology Action, environment, fuel conservation, fuel consumption, hybrid vehicles, Santa Cruz, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged air pollution, California Air Resources Board, diesel, exhaust, fuel, idling, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
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Reader questions free parking, fueling for EVs in public parking lots
Dear Street Smarts, Q: At the corner of Lincoln and Cedar streets, there is one of the few remaining free parking lots downtown. In that lot, is an electric car charging station and two electric car parking spaces. I suspect … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, blind pedestrians, California Vehicle Code, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, electric vehicle, environment, EV, fuel conservation, fuel consumption, green vehicles, hybrid vehicles, noise, parking, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Santa Cruz, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged electric vehicle, EV, pedestrians, Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz County is getting ‘Plugged In’
Ecology Action is hosting an workshop to help the electric vehicle curious determine if they can curb their gas-powered car 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at 877 Cedar St. Several EV owners will be there to discuss life with the … Continue reading
Electric rental cars now available at Hertz
Folks who need a rental car that uses zero gasoline can turn to Hertz Rental, at 132 Center St. in Santa Cruz. Ecology Action has been working with local car rental centers to add plug-in electric vehicles to their fleets. … Continue reading
Gas prices edge lower in time for holiday travel season
Gas prices this holiday season are going to be nicer to Holiday road warriors than they were for summer travelers. The price of gasoline is falling nationwide and is expected to rest closer to $3 by the end of the … Continue reading
Life with a plug-in electric car
Editor’s note:Today’s column is courtesy of Cheryl Schmitt, transportation coordinator for the city of Santa Cruz Public Works Department. Earlier this year, Schmitt became the proud owner of a Th!ink City electric vehicle. She estimates that she saves about $100 … Continue reading
Searching for the perfect motorcycle
I have wanted a motorcycle since I was a kid. They just looked so cool to drive. And I get especially jazzed when I’d see women riding them. I still do. Over time, I came to define what the word … Continue reading
Posted in congestion, DMV, fuel consumption, Gas prices, motorcycle, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged congestion, DMV, fuel consumption, gas, motorcycle, traffic
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Slowing down saves gas, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Your column a while back about saving gas by slowing down to 60 mph convinced me to do just that. I stay in the slow lane and try not to go over 62 mph. To be … Continue reading
Pain at the pump an incentive to commute green
With gas prices inching upward, consumers should know there are things they can do to reduce the pain at the pump. The buzz is that gas prices could sore to $6 if, say, a hurricane were to strike an oil … Continue reading
Posted in AAA, bicycle, bus, carpool, driver education, fuel conservation, fuel consumption, Gas prices, motorcycle, motorcycle education, motorcycle safety, Scotts Valley Police, Uncategorized
Tagged AAA, bicycle, bus, carpool, driver education, fuel conservation, Gas prices, motorcycle education, motorcycle safety, Motorcycles, Scotts Valley Police, traffic laws
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