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Guide to the Volkswagen Emissions Recall

Guide to the Volkswagen Emissions Recall
Consumer Reports
11/2/15

[…] Volkswagen is accused of—and has admitted to—circumventing the emissions control system in about 482,000 vehicles sold in the United States since 2008 with the 2.0-liter diesel engine. […] Pre-2015 cars are expected to need additional components installed—which may mean it takes longer to develop and deploy the solution. […]

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EPA: VW Cheated on Emissions Tests for 10,000 More Cars
WIRED
11/2/2015

The EPA issued a second notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen today, accusing the automaker of using software to cheat emissions testing with 3.0-liter diesel engines in recent VW, Audi, and Porsche cars. The EPA says that covers about 10,000 passenger cars sold in the US since 2014, which were emitting up to nine times the legal limit of smog-produced nitrogen oxide pollutants in real world driving. […]

2 More Bits of Bad News for Volkswagen—and VW Diesel Owners

2 More Bits of Bad News for Volkswagen—and VW Diesel Owners
TIME
10/26/15

[…] Halfway through 2015, Volkswagen was ahead of Toyota in terms of worldwide sales, with 5.04 million sales for VW versus 5.02 million for Toyota, which has been the global leader for several years. […] Now, with Volkswagen forced to recall millions of diesel automobiles around the globe, and with its reputation reeling, the idea that the automaker could be the worldwide leader in sales is laughable. […]

Takata Airbag Inquiry Widens

Takata Airbag Inquiry Widens
CNBC
10/23/15

[…] Officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that the agency had expanded its investigation beyond the airbags situated in front of the driver and front-seat passenger to include side airbags. It said was also examining all model years, not just older inflaters, for defects that could cause the airbags to rupture violently and spew metal fragments at vehicle occupants. […]

San Francisco May Let Bicyclists Yield at Stop Signs

San Francisco May Let Bicyclists Yield at Stop Signs
NY Times
10/20/15

[…] Hundreds of defiant bicyclists lined up single file here in July to protest, halting car traffic in a one-mile zigzag of streets known as the Wiggle that is popular among riders. Motorists honked and heckled during their stalled evening commute, as cyclists crept along to make their point: that they want the common practice of treating stop signs as yield signs — rolling through them slowly and coming to a stop only if necessary — to be legalized, for practical reasons. […]

D.C. church says a bike lane would infringe upon its constitutional ‘rights of religious freedom’

D.C. church says a bike lane would infringe upon its constitutional ‘rights of religious freedom’
Washington Post
10/14/15

[…] The parking loss would place an unconstitutionally undue burden on people who want to pray, the church argues, noting that other churches already have fled to the suburbs because of onerous parking restrictions. The church says that DDOT lets cars park diagonally on the street during busy times, which would be seemingly impossible if a protected bike lane were on the street. […]

L.A.’s CicLAvia significantly improves air quality in host neighborhoods, UCLA study finds

L.A.’s CicLAvia significantly improves air quality in host neighborhoods, UCLA study finds
Even one-day ‘car-free’ events can reduce presence of harmful particulate matter

UCLA Newsroom
10/19/15

[…] Now, a study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has found that the event significantly reduces air pollution along the CicLAvia route and even on other streets in the communities where the event is held. […]

Bilked out of bike lanes in Coronado? Riders take route that shows current state of street improvements

Bilked out of bike lanes in CoronadoRiders take route that shows current state of street improvements
San Diego Reader
10/18/15

[…] A group of about 30 cycling enthusiasts descended on Coronado Saturday morning (October 17) for a group ride to highlight and protest what they believe is an unwise decision to suspend bicycle-related improvements in the community. […]