Quebecers who turn 75 will no longer be required to pass a visual or medical exam to keep their driver’s licence. The province’s vehicle licensing corporation, Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, said today in a news release the requirement will only be necessary for residents who turn 80. The corporation says 75-year-olds will only have to self-declare that they are able to drive, adding that the change allows…
New Vehicles to Be Rated on How They Make Drivers Stay Alert
DETROIT—Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems. Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety say the ratings will factor into scores for new models starting this year. Automobile buyers often turn to both…
Gas Prices Fall Nationwide In Past Week
Gas prices across the country have fallen since last week amid fears of an Omicron variant-led economic slowdown. The national average price of regular gas per gallon dipped 4 cents this week to $3.35. Indiana saw the largest price drop at -$0.21 cents to an average of $3.192 per gallon. Prices are expected to further decline…
Gas Prices Fell Nationwide in Past Week
Gas prices across the country have fallen since last week amid fears of an Omicron variant-led economic slowdown. The national average price of regular gas per gallon dipped 4 cents this week to $3.35. Indiana saw the largest price drop, at 21 cents, to an average of $3.192 per gallon. Prices are expected to further decline…
Uber Partners With Hertz to Offer 50,000 Tesla Rentals to US Ride-Hail Drivers
October 27, 2021
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Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday said it is launching a new partnership with rental car company Hertz to offer 50,000 Tesla Inc. vehicles as a rental option to its ride-hail drivers by 2023. Uber drivers can rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington DC,…
Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Dutch Court
AMSTERDAM—Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, and so entitled to greater workers’ rights under local labor laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback to the U.S. company’s European business model. The Amsterdam District Court sided with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV), which had argued that Uber’s roughly 4,000 drivers in…
Oklahoma Governor Passes Law to Protect Drivers Who Hit Rioters Blocking Roadways
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a Republican-backed bill aimed at protecting drivers who hit rioters blocking roadways. The bill, HB 1674, authored by state Rep. Kevin West (R-Moore) and state Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman), provides certain legal protections for drivers who injure or kill somebody while they are “fleeing from a riot”…
Oklahoma Governor Signs Law Protecting Drivers Who Hit People Amid Riots
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a Republican-backed bill aimed at protecting motorists who inadvertently cause harm to rioters or protesters who block public roadways. The bill, HB 1674, authored by state Rep. Kevin West (R-Moore) and state Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman), provides certain legal protections for drivers who injure or kill somebody…
Chinese Freight Drivers Trapped in Trucks Face Discrimination
In late January 2020, when the CCP virus epidemic was serious in Hubei, a truck driver could not return to Hubei after transporting goods due to the outbreak and was blocked from getting off the highway. Now, the epidemic has broken out again in Hebei Province, and the same thing is happening to Hebei drivers…
Unblocking Dover Port to Take Days Despite Drivers’ Frustration
It will take a few days to unblock the Port of Dover, a UK minister said on Wednesday. Drivers are growing impatient as thousands of lorries have been stranded in Kent since the French government on Sunday suspended all travel from the UK for two days, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a new variant of…
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