Wheelies: The Partisan Politics Edition Just when we thought we had seen everything when it comes to studies of driving, along comes the Web site Fairwarning.org with a report that says red states (Republican) have more fatal traffic accidents than do blue states (Democratic). "To an extent that mystifies safety experts and other observers, federal statistics show that people in red states are more likely to die in road crashes," Fairwarning.org says. The least deadly states - those with the fewest crash deaths per 100,000 people - overwhelmingly are blue. The reason for this partisan divide is unclear. Fairwarning.org For people of a certain age, a milestone birthday can be an excuse to buy a pricey sports car. But when you're a billionaire and have a seat on the General Motors board of directors, a new car may seem pretty small potatoes. So, as New York Magazine reports, David Bonderman marked his 70th birthday with a party in Las Vegas. Wait, isn't that something that plenty of people do? Sure. But how many of those people have entertainment from John Fogerty and Paul McCartney? New York Magazine General Electric has made a deal with Ford to buy 2,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles for its fleet, The Associated Press reports. But this deal goes beyond a simple buy-sell exchange. Ford has agreed to promote G.E.'s charging stations. And Georgia Tech University will work with both companies to study employees' driving and charging habits.