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Susan Carpenter and Alonzo Bodden host KPCC's weekly series on modern mobility. Cars, bicycles, trains, buses, motorbikes. If you can ride in it, or on it, we're talking about it.
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The Ride's Sue Carpenter finds out about one major impediment to public transportation - getting to and from public transportation.
The Ride's Sue Carpenter continues her adventures with carlessness
No helmet needed, won't tip. BMW's motorbike of the future. Sue's continuing adventure living without a car. 70-something transit plans on ballots nationwide.
Sue swears off her vehicle for a month to find out how painful it is getting around LA without it. And the Top Gear stars tell her about their new show.
Alonzo is just back from the trade show Interbike, we talk to a guy who built a flying car, and riding in a ginormous pack with Critical Mass.
Ford's futurist Sheryl Connolly is one of many who think highly automated vehicles are inevitable. And, she says our graying demographic is part of what makes that so.
What will we do with ourselves when our cars take over the driving? "Live Another Day" documents the auto bailout, and we drive a pre-production Honda Clarity
Mercedes is developing a drone-equipped van for package delivery. We delve into the chemistry of the new car smell, and ponder the relaunch of Karma Automotive.
Is riding your bike in polluted air worse than not riding at all? A writer rides Amtrak rather than renting an office. And the woman behind the voice of Siri.
GM has a new feature that warns you if you've left a child in the back seat. We chat with the original Siri, and follow up with a new car buyer who took our advice.
A Bay area politician suggests licenses and insurance for cyclists, furor ensues. A look at the men who founded Harley-Davidson, and new car buying advice.
Buy a new car, get slammed with surveys, and pressure to give good marks. Bike clothes move past spandex. And what to buy after selling your bad diesel back to VW
Parking fines that start out low and 'graduate' up for repeat offenders. Advice on buying a new, small car. And comic Taylor Orci the junk in her trunk.
Tesla holds a grand opening for their gigafactory. We look at the future of batteries. Deception expert Dan Ariely on why carmakers (and all of us) tell lies
Sue breaks down Tesla founder Elon Musk's just announced plan for the future, and we look into the health risks of riding bikes in polluted air.
The Fiat Abarth and Alfa Romeo Giulia are among several cars also available as two-wheelers
Smog first invaded L.A. on July 8, 1943 -- and it's never left
Sue rides with Keanu Reeves on his Arch motorcycle, Bill Ford on the future of auto companies, a car full of mom's rates the Chrysler Pacifica minivan.
White, black and gray dominate exterior car colors, but auto makers spend years developing new shades
He's Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, and now he has a new show, about traveling, and motorcycles and living in the USA.
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