Honda of Bowie

This story begins immediately after the March 11^th earthquake struck, when Honda CEO Ito Takanobu learned one of his employees had perished and 17 others were injured in a building at the company's Tochigi facility. Despite the terrible state of the county's roads, Ito was determined to make the 100-k (62-mi) trek from Tokyo to Tochigi fast.

Knowing he couldn't take a car, Ito took his very own Honda CB1100, the flagship of the motorcycle division. According to Ito, the motorcycle was able to navigate through disrupted roads around the facilities in a manner which a…

The 2011 Honda Odyssey is the safest van on the road, according to the IIHS.

No other minivan this year that has received the "Top Safety Pick" award from the IIHS and an "Overall Vehicle Score" of five stars from NHTSA. The 2011 Honda Odyssey is the first and only minivan to earn the highest possible safety ratings from both the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA…