Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Kelley Blue Book Ranks Top 25 Used Cars Based on Traffic to Their Information Pages at KBB.com

Posted on Auto Remarketing by Editor Joe Overby
 
The Honda Accord has continued its reign as the used car pulling in the most online traffic for Kelley Blue Book, and though there were some moves on the list, much of the 25 most-researched used vehicles on KBB.com this month held steady from December.

Same as last month, the Honda Accord and Honda Civic took spots one and two, respectively, and were followed by the Toyota Camry (No. 3), Ford F-150 (No.4) and Toyota Corolla (No. 5).

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which was No. 8 in December, moved up to sixth this month. It switched places with the Nissan Altima. Placing seventh again was the BMW 3 Series.
Also swapping spots were the Ford F-250/F-350/F-450 Super Duty (moving from No. 10 to No. 9) and the Ford Mustang.

These were two of the eight Ford models on the list; no other automaker had more.

Honda was represented by four vehicles, while Chevrolet and Toyota each had three. Jeep and Dodge combined for three spots.

There were two Nissan models to make the list; Volkswagen and a BMW each had one.

The complete top 25 is as follows:
  1. Honda Accord
  2. Honda Civic
  3. Toyota Camry
  4. Ford F-150
  5. Toyota Corolla
  6. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
  7. BMW 3-Series
  8. Nissan Altima
  9. Ford F-250/F-350/F-450 Super Duty
  10. Ford Mustang
  11. Jeep Grand Cherokee
  12. Jeep Wrangler
  13. Volkswagen Jetta
  14. Toyota Tacoma
  15. RAM 1500
  16. Ford Focus
  17. Honda CR-V
  18. Ford Explorer
  19. Ford Ranger
  20. Ford Escape
  21. Chevrolet Impala
  22. Chevrolet Tahoe
  23. Nissan Maxima
  24. Ford Taurus
  25. Honda Odyssey

Friday, January 4, 2013

China starts ticketing motorists running yellow lights



First installed in London by a railway engineer in 1868, traffic lights are used in just about every city on the planet today. In the most basic sense, drivers have learned that red means stop, green light means go and that yellow indicates that caution is due as the signal is in the process of change. Even an elementary school child understands that traffic flows through a green and yellow light, but running a red light is not only dangerous, but it is against the law.

Yet China has now rewritten the rules.

On January 1, 2013, it became illegal to drive through both red and yellow lights in the Asian country. Those cited more than once will likely lose their driving privileges. The aggressive rule follows a crackdown by Chinese authorities aimed at reducing the estimated 250,000 road traffic fatalities the country experiences each year – a figure that makes road accidents the leading cause of death among residents between the ages of 15 and 44, says the World Health Organization.

The physics behind the law are flawed, as many in China have already criticized, as it is impossible to legally stop for a light without knowing when the signal is going to change. Many argue that the new regulation will grind traffic to a halt, as drivers are scared to proceed through even green lights. Despite the controversy, China's Ministry of Public Security continues to defend its odd ruling.