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Still, there are doubters--and not just freewheeling teens. After years of playing chauffeur to so many sleepovers and swim practices, some parents find their own freedom limited by parental-supervision requirements. New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has been vocal in his opposition to the graduated licensing bill making its way through that state's legislature. "[I] got my scooter license at 13," Johnson told the Albuquerque Journal. "I didn't want to be the guy that makes that harder for some kids." Safety officials have another worry: passenger and curfew restrictions--like well-intentioned seat-belt laws--are almost...
...vehicle arrives complete with two TVs, two VCRs, a stocked wet bar (no fruit juice), snacks, interior mood lighting and a chauffeur named Daniel. Upon request, the company also supplies balloons and a magical red carpet. Only available on weekends, the stretch Navigator is already booked for the upcoming prom season. Keep in mind: To bring this phenomenon of the automobile industry up to Boston for the night costs $300 an hour and the meter starts running when the white-gloved chauffeur leaves New York City and stops the moment he returns. To say its worth it, well, that would...
...Association. He personally hatched an ostrich egg by sitting on it for 19 days, 4 hrs. and 32 min., on behalf of the 1947 movie The Egg and I. For producer David Merrick, whose Broadway show The Matchmaker needed a little extra coverage, he dressed an orangutan in a chauffeur's suit and set the creature at the wheel of a specially rigged taxi. With Moran steering from the back, the two set off down Broadway with the legend I'M ON MY WAY TO THE MATCHMAKER! blazoned on the car. There was a traffic accident--and incalculable publicity...
...government banned the ANC, and Mandela went under-ground, most frequently disguised as a chauffeur, chef or garden boy. Continuing his peaceful resistance, he traveled abroad to gather support for the civil rights cause...
According to chauffeur Lafaye's deposition, Musa also knew that the car was unstable and tended to "skate out at the rear end." Lafaye told the judge that the Mercedes "did not hold the road. You had to know this car to drive it safely, and Henri Paul had never driven it." This claim is backed up by Jean Pietri, a veteran French automotive engineer who has independently analyzed the physical phenomena surrounding the accident. By comparing the mathematical curve of the Mercedes' trajectory with the actual tire marks left on the road surface, Pietri concludes that the car "tended...