A Utah teen stands accused of misdemeanor criminal mischief after he allegedly threw a penny at a BMW March 5, causing more than $900 in damage.

Police said the 18-year-old was only trying to get the attention of the car's occupants when he tossed the penny, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Herr and frau have different driving habits, according to a study of 150,000 insurance policy holders in Germany.

The survey was made by business consultancy NAFI for Capital Investor Finance Weekly. It confirmed stereotypes about male and female motorists.

It was supposed to be a theft-proof car, the pride of Berlin police force, until a thief simply drove it off.

The high-tech BMW worth $147,000 police car which is equipped with high-tech surveillance equipment and sophisticated electronic locks and immobilizers to make it theft proof, was stolen in the city's Wedding district after officers left it unlocked with the key in the ignition.

Two young drivers were arrested over the weekend for speeding past police officers at 141 mph on I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington.

The Washington State Patrol says that the trooper who arrested two men thought he was hearing an airplane early Sunday as the cars zoomed by him, heading north on the interstate highway.

Next time you plan to go for a long drive with your lover, take a big vehicle like a hummer, as a new poll has found that 70 percent of Americans surveyed want to take their lovemaking into their cars this summer, preferably a bigger one.

A new Lifeskool TV poll from the On Demand TV network Wednesday recently conducted a "Cars and Summer Romance Survey" of 1,000 men and women. Nearly seven of 10 people responded they want to have sex in a car this season and 49 percent admitted to having done so since their school days.