transportation

It’s a familiar scene — you graduate and to celebrate your folks reward you with a new set of wheels.

It’s an innocent traveler’s worst nightmare: being yanked off a plane because your name has somehow wound up on a watch list through no fault of your own. But what if it was your toddler who was deemed a flight risk?

Americans may have an enduring love affair with cars dating back more than 100 years, but there are some models we refuse to drive off the lot.

Many analysts predicted doom and gloom for gas prices this summer, with some saying they could reach as high as $6 per gallon. But it seems those concerns were for naught — fuel costs have been on the decline and are now expected to stay well below last year’s prices.

Commuting is a stressful daily activity for much of the American workforce and it is not something people enjoy doing. But it may be worse for you than you thought, since several factors involved in commuting contribute to poor health.

American car manufacturers haven’t had the most stellar service record. However, one company pulled off a wicked, tire-screeching “U-turn” with one of its signature vehicles.

Spirit Airlines has relented and refunded an unhappy customer’s airfare, despite claiming that it would not bow to the media pressure and return the $197.

Texting while driving may nab all the headlines, but turn signal neglect presents just as real a danger for motorists. For instance, did you know the lack of turn signal use accounts for around two million accidents per year? That’s more than the 950,000 crashes that reportedly happen annually due to distracted driving.

Anyone who thought airline baggage fees couldn’t get any higher should think again. Florida-based carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to charge passengers a whopping $100 fee for carry-on bags.

Sustainable transportation is already pretty popular in Missoula, but the annual Bike Walk Bus Week is designed to entice even more Missoula residents to try using alternative methods of getting around. The week is packed full of events, seminars, activities and incentives (read: free stuff ...