The driver has created congestion on the road to him sat an emergency plane

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      In southern California driver helped to avoid casualties during an emergency landing light aircraft on the roadway, said San Bernardino Sun newspaper, with reference to local authorities.

    The incident occurred on Wednesday night on intercity highways, located to the west of the city of Pomona. According to the road patrol Matt Lentz, single-engine Citabria plane suddenly went down, and the pilot John Findley decided to put the aircraft on the highway

   As the representative of the Fire Service Captain Ed Lozano, one of the motorists, seeing the declining path over the plane began to move in zigzags, thereby slowing down the whole flow of cars.

Europeans changed to environmentally friendly, compact cars

     The share of small car segments A and B in the European fleet has increased in 2009 to 45% compared with 38% in 2008. Such data leads the European Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (ACEA), stressing that the segment of mini-cars only showed an increase in the crisis year 2009. Thus, the average for Western Europe, the volume of car motor was only 1,625 cubic meters. cm, which correlates with the level of 1991.

    In ASEAN also noted that the market share of diesel cars traditionally enjoy high popularity in Europe has declined from 52,7 to 45,9%. Experts attribute this to the fact that the diesel versions, firstly, the majority of expensive gasoline, and secondly, the active introduction of new

Pamela Anderson has saved a whales' man's honor from carmakers

   Russian car maker Russo-Balt, who turned out last year at the epicenter of an international scandal involving extravagant materials used in the decoration of super luxury SUV "Promarmor" whose value is calculated in a six-figure euro, rehabilitated himself, to find to decorate the car equivalent, against the use of which no objection environmentalists.

   "Russo-Balt" presented a Porsche 911, finishing in the interior of which used an artificial replacement of whale skin, made of vinyl. According to the developers, to touch the material exactly

Tata Nano "lit" in Mumbai

   World's cheapest car Tata Nano once again hit the headlines in India, but this time local journalists did not write about the merits of the model and the shortcomings, of which there were many cars. The main problem of the Indian best-seller is a tendency to spontaneous combustion.

   In recent months, India has already burned a copy of the fourth cheapest car in the world. Writes the local press, an insurance agent Satish Savant bought a brand new Tata Nano in the cabin

Health-care reform can lick auto industry

    Major automakers and their suppliers, with manufacturing in the U.S., closely followed the White House legislative initiatives in health. Writes Automotive News, citing the statement of the National Association of car dealers in the U.S. (NADA), companies such as General Motors and Honda, are afraid that a revolutionary reform of the health of the nation, adopted by the government Barack Obama will be

Schumacher became the most popular driver in Formula-1

    Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher became the most popular active driver in Formula 1, reports Autosport. For the pilot Mercedes voted 19.5 per cent of fans who participated in the survey, launched in early February with support from LG Electronics.

   For Schumacher voted twice more participants than for Fernando Alonso - the Spaniard supported by 9,7 per cent of fans. In third place, with 7.2 per cent, was Kimi Raikonen,

Robert Pettinson lost his car

  Handsome vampire Edward Cullen, in life - actor Robert Pettinson, became known worldwide thanks to the film "Twilight", managed to Los Angeles to lose their car.

  The sexiest man in 2009 (according to the magazine People), admitted that the car in which he visited during his last visit to Los Angeles and stayed at some of the streets of California cities, as Robert Pettinson forgot where parked. 23 years old actor did not elaborate on the car belonged to him or was rented.

Fiat showed the new "Barbimobil"

   In mid-January, the Italian auto giant Fiat, Fiat 500 hatchback submitting Pink, announced intentions to release this year, several different series minicars Fiat 500. After nearly two months, the Italians have announced the second way out "overalls", which, as it turns out, is almost complete copy of the Fiat 500 Pink.

   Following hatchback Fiat 500 Pink title of "special series" awarded convertible Fiat 500C, which, like a car with a hardtop, will be painted only in Barbie's favorite color. From standard cabriolet new Fiat 500C Pink is also distinguished by a black roof, 16-inch wheels of the same color as the body, exterior mirrors and chrome inserts.

   In the salon, overalls, appeared leather steering wheel and shift knob, exclusive