Archive for the ‘Driving’ Category

If you've seen fewer frogs out at the clubs, fewer frog-sized prophylactics flying off the shelves at Target, and heard pissed-off frogs sharing their dating woes over a Starbucks, there could be a reason why: you humans and your cars.

An Australian researcher at Melbourne University says traffic noise could be drowning out the hot booty calls frogs put out to other frogs, and that could be leading to a smaller frog population.

The AP quotes researcher Kirsten Parris as saying that a "well-projected and energetic croak" is the best way a frog man can put the moves on a frog lady. And after surveying 100 ponds in the past decade, she's...

For some of us, it's hard to recall the specifics of our driving exams. They were the cause of so much excitement and nervousness, and so much hung in the balance -- our teenage cool cred! -- that memories begin to blur. But, of course, we all remember the written rules of the road...right? Just to make sure, we suggest taking a spin thorough this online driving exam. At worst, it's a Friday timewaster. Or possibly a cause for concern. [Auto Insurance]

The Schoolhouse Rock generation knows it by heart, but for the Glenn Beck generation needing a phonetic, mnemonic aid for our U.S. Constitution, they're in luck.

Gee-whiz site AutoMotto stumbled again over this collection of license plates that sort of spells out the preamble to the U.S. Constitution (the "opening credits"). Created in 1987 with vanity plates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the prison-labor Preamble is now a part of the vast Smithsonian collection.

For those of you who don't carry a copy of the Constitution on your iPhone--you know, in case you're subject to search for bringing guns to a healthcare debate--here’s...