As navigation systems, cellphones and mobile electronics have become prevalent in cars and trucks, safety advocates and the government have pushed for restrictions.
William H. Gates's $60 million house here, and the more prevalent sports cars on Seattle's streets, suggest that the Washington district is a little better off than the Pennsylvania one.
To be sure, traction control is becoming increasingly prevalent on cars ranging from Mercedeses and BMWs to Chevy Cavaliers, and should not take the place of all-wheel drive.
Granted, it's the sort of drum 'n' bass that became very prevalent in British car commercials in the late 1990s, not the darker and more raucous stuff that preceded it, but it's bracing all the same.
The practice may become more prevalent as potential car buyers with poor credit find it easier to get loans.
Malaria is prevalent throughout the CAR year-round and is the leading killer of children under the age of five.
This year, new products appear to be going in several directions, most prominently toward the conservative, chrome-accented styling that is prevalent in European cars.
The bikes, Mr. Cherry added, represent the largest-ever adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles — far more prevalent than electric cars or Segways, though they get less attention.
Although the cars' owners have in some cases been calling for their return, the commissioner, Dr. Neal Cohen, said that because asbestos and other contaminants were prevalent throughout the cars' engines and bodies, it would be too expensive to clean them, and such a cleaning could be inconclusive, in terms of safety.
