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Toyota Prius Cozy

Toyota warms up the Prius with a cozy – Click above to watch video after the jump

No matter what part of the country you live in, temperatures are probably a bit colder than you might like. Whether that’s 65 degrees in Arizona or negative numbers in the Midwest, it’s the time of year for extra layers. You know what else gets cold? Your car. To remedy this, Toyota decided to get a bunch of crochet pros together and have them knit a cozy… for a Prius.

We really can’t add anything else here… grab some cocoa, put on the holiday sweater your grandmother bought for you and hop the jump to view the clip.

[Source: YouTube]

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Video: Toyota Prius Cozy is a total stitch originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety

The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking into a full-on mobile phone ban for commercial drivers while behind the wheel as part of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s initiative to curb distracted driving. According to Reuters, the move would further impact the four million drivers who are already forbidden from texting while driving.

Last year, driver inattention was cited as the prevailing factor for around nine percent of all large truck crashes in 2009. That number was down from 2008, but not low enough for LaHood or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. While the number of distracted big-rig crashes may have declined slightly last year, the number of fatal bus accidents actually increased from 20 in 2008 to 38 in 2009.

The National Transportation Safety Board reports that of all bus crashes, somewhere between six and thirteen percent can be attributed to a distracted driver. LaHood’s proposal will have to endure a 60-day comment period before being finalized.

[Source: Reuters via MSNBC]

Report: LaHood pushes for total phone ban among truck and bus drivers originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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