This Just In: New on the Net

Yesterday, I flew home from visiting Hankook Tire’s production facilities in Korea. I had an awesome time over in the ROK, but right now I’m so jet lagged I can barely think. I feel like I could sleep for a week. Anyway, here’s the news:

• Cars blasting burly bass can be heard coming from blocks away, and now some emergency vehicles are using subs to augment their sirens. Sounds like a good idea to me. Wired
• Look, we’ve all gotten pissed off about parking. But if you find yourself reaching for a machete—like some wacko in Germany recently did—it’s probably time to take a deep breath and chill out. Fortunately, nobody got killed. Reuters
• Given how America’s economy is completely in the toilet, you wouldn’t expect that new car sales would be up—and they aren’t. September sales were the worst in 15 years. Ouch. Freep
• Aston Martin has brought its new One-77 to the Paris Motor Show, but apparently, that doesn’t mean the supercar is ready for its close-up. While a section of the front clip is visible, most of the car is still under its cover. Come on Aston, take it off! Auto Express