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You're looking at Honda's U3-X, their new 'personal mobility' device that, according to the Daily Mail, "could one day be zipping up and down our streets." If you're too lazy to walk, just sit in front of the TV like a normal person! And if you're too weak to get around (Honda said the machine is meant for the elderly) how the heck are you going to operate the thing. First the Segway, now this...

Just another sign of the waning power of Detroit as the geographical center of the auto universe from freep.com Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has taken over sponsorship of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl -- known for the past 12 years as the Motor City Bowl. This year's game will be played Dec. 26 at Ford Field...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A  South Carolina sheriff's office has paid more than $1 million to a local auto repair shop for service and maintenance despite the fact that the county has its own fleet service department. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported Sunday that the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office does not have a contract with the shop, and Sheriff Chuck Wright did not seek bids for the work as required by the county's procurement code...

We all know about GM declaring bankruptcy, dropping brands, and cutting back where they can. GM has been cutting back on sponsorships on everything from professional baseball to NASCAR. In July, Gm ended its 51 year sponsorship of the Buick Open tournament, In 2008 GM ended a nine-year endorsement deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods, which brings us to yesterday...

If you ever want to take a look at some of the goofy things people do with their cars and the situations they wind up in, visit Wrecked Exotics. I especially like looking at the weird accidents like this one where the driver of the vehicle had just gotten a ticket and was so angry he didn't realize he was in reverse when he tried to peel away. I bet the follow up ticket made him happy too!

I bet the police hear some doozies when it comes to people trying to get out of tickets. From MercuryNews.com we may have a candidate for one of the worst choices ever for trying to evade the long arm of the law. ELKO, Nev.—Authorities arrested a 27-year-old Elko man after a high-speed chase and a bomb hoax that shut down Interstate 80 for several hours in northern Nevada...

We're on the road this weekend at a graduation party for my nephew (Congratulations Ryan!) and we had someone with us who had never seen Roadside America in Shartlesville, PA (Exit 23 on I-78) It's a real slice of Americana and a welcome stop if you find yourself in need of a break heading across eastern PA. An 8000 sq ft train layout. And some people say that I have too much time on my hands!

Now this is the kind of thing you go to auto shows for. On Sunday at MotorFair in Scotland, there was a drag race won by Jet-Pack Man and he set a possible world speed record of 68 mph, measured by a cop with a radar gun. The Guiness folks are considering the application.

SInce it's Speed Month in Indianapolis, I though I'd focus on speed for the rest of the month, and the first shiny thing that caught my eye was this item from the Chicago Tribune. PEORIA, Ill. - Authorities in Peoria are lowering the speed limit in the city's Washington Park, and they say the new ordinance will apply to bicyclists, as well as motorists...

Perhaps you've seen the story on Straightline about the collaboration between GM and Segway on a two-seat, two-wheel electric mobility pod called Project P.U.M.A, which stands for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility. A 2-seater Segway. Yea that will solve GM's woes...