Press releases are part of every journalist's life. Most of them get scanned or ditched. Once in a while, we put them aside for future reference. Really awful ones get forwarded around with snarky comments.

But occasionally there's good info in them. Here, for instance, are five very basic reminders of ways to maximize your gas mileage on that summer road trip (plus our comments):

- Pack light: Remove any unnecessary baggage from your vehicle. For every extra 100

As pump prices rise are on the rise again, and crude oil prices and refinery issues suggest they’ll continue to rise in the weeks ahead. Yet—reality check, here—we’re still in the middle of humdinger of a recession, right?

With your disposable income for this holiday weekend in mind, here are ten straightforward ways to help ease the strain on your wallet:

Keep the gas guzzlers in the garage! Super-sized SUV use about three times the gas of a compact sedan—to go

Officials in Maranello, Italy are cracking down on speeders outside the famous Ferrari factory, as bi-directional radar cameras have been placed on Via Giardini leading to and from the factory. The cameras are sure to nab plenty of Ferrari test drivers, as well as some of the 200,000 patrons who visit the Ferrari museum each year. The speed limit on Via Giardini is 50 kmh (31 mph), which is an unconscionable speed to drive one of the finest machines on