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In the future, not only could your driving record and accident rate affect your insurance costs, but other motorists, cyclists, and even pedestrians armed with smart-phones could as well.

A new mobile application, called DriveMeCrazy lets normal citizens and motorists issue 'virtual tickets' through a simple smart-phone application to report driver behavior they deem risky or unsafe. While this may just seem like a short-lived mobile phone fad, this is actually quite a development, because in addition to being added to their database, the 'virtual tickets' could be forwarded to the NJ MVC and your insurance company. In addition to the reported 'violation', the time, date and location of such 'violation' could also be sent to both the DMV and your insurance company.

While the company claims it's developing algorithms and techniques to filter out erroneous data and reports, virtually anyone with a smart-phone can report a motorist and trigger a flag to be sent to the DMV and insurance company. The website also has less developed (and used) features, such as reporting a safe motorist, or 'flirting' with another driver who has registered a profile on their site

It has yet to be seen how much weight the virtual tickets and forwarded data will have with the MVC of NJ and insurance companies, but it's still something to keep in mind the next time you cut someone off who's yielding the latest BlackBerry or iPhone.
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Nissan resurrects Datsun in India - Jul. 15, 2013
Datsun is back from the dead. But only in India.

A new ultra-cheap Datsun model was unveiled Monday in New Delhi as part of parent company Nissan's push into emerging markets.

The car will be the first to carry the Datsun badge since Nissan (NSANF) mothballed the brand in the 1980s.

The new five-door hatchback is called the Datsun Go, and it will go on sale early next year in India. The car will be priced below 400,000 Indian rupees ($6,680 dollars).

While full details about the car's performance and technical specifications were not immediately available, the Go will with have a 1.2 liter engine and five-speed transmission.

The car is designed to compete against other low-cost options in developing markets, where growth for private transport is accelerating.

"We see significant opportunities in these growth markets, where demand for cars is increasing and will continue to do so," Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday.

Ghosn said other new Datsun models will be unveiled this year in Indonesia and Russia. A move into South Africa will start in 2014. The carmaker has given no indication it plans to revive the brand in North America.

Nissan models are most often aimed at middle class buyers, while the company's Infiniti brand attracts wealthier consumers. The revival of Datsun should help Nissan pursue lower-income customers.

The ceremonial debut of the new model in New Delhi had a youthful bent. The presentation featured a neon-clad dance troupe and music that sampled from a popular Daft Punk song.

Datsun was founded almost a century ago in Japan, and became part of Nissan in the 1930s. The automaker entered the U.S. market in the late 1950s, and eventually made a splash with models like the iconic Datsun 240Z sports car.
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I wonder if they will bring back that Lil' Hustler pickup? Loved it when I was a kid. Too bad they only lasted a few years in upstate NY due to excessive rust issues...
 
green427 said:
I wonder if they will bring back that Lil' Hustler pickup? Loved it when I was a kid. Too bad they only lasted a few years in upstate NY due to excessive rust issues...
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what the heck is Lil' Hustler pickup?
 
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