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...ship before Hyundai even had a shipyard. But like other chaebol chieftains, he fueled his empire with cheap debt and political favors, and Korea's economic crash in 1997 discredited the formula. By then Chung was dreaming of driving his bulldozers north. Taking one last audacious turn in the driver's seat, he poured millions into North Korea, hoping his money could bridge the peninsula's divisions. Chung once said he wanted to live to be 150. He may have lived too long. Today his empire is in tatters, his heirs are squabbling and his flagship construction company is choked...
Millions of Americans don't seem to know as much. Driver distraction is a leading suspect in about 1 in 4 of the nation's 6.3 million annual motor-vehicle accidents. The newest attention thieves are collectively known as "telematics," a term that encompasses not only cell phones but also onboard navigational systems and personal digital assistants like Palm Pilots, Blackberries and Handsprings. With an estimated 110 million Americans using cell phones and a growing army of PDA owners fetching their e-mail, stock quotes and news reports anytime, anywhere, there is growing alarm that these devices have collectively become...
Safety concerns and the threat of legislation banning portable gadgets in cars have spurred the automobile and electronics industries to develop driver-friendly onboard systems that are now being promoted as safety features. Earlier this year, General Motors began selling Virtual Advisor, a hands-free, voice-activated system that allows drivers to make phone calls, access e-mail and get news, sports and stock quotes--all simply by pressing a button and talking to the dashboard...
...gizmos comes solely from not having to use your hands or eyes to operate them. Yet research suggests that even with your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, the "cognitive" distraction of simply concentrating on something other than driving can get you into trouble. "The average driver does not have the training to process all this information safely while en route," argues Barry Kantrowitz, who directs the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute...
Earnhardt was a great driver, a superstar in his profession, well liked and admired by many race fans. But to see him referred to as a hero makes my blood boil. In the world in which I was reared, the word hero was reserved for people who performed lifesaving feats at great personal risk or who laid down their life to protect their country. But thanks to the media, "hero" now describes anyone who can throw a football, shoot a puck or, as in this case, drive a car really fast. GARRETT LINDGREN Carmel...