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If you are an experienced driver, chances are you’ve pushed your vehicle to the edge one time or another. You’ve braked hard in an emergency, skidding down the road in … Continue Reading Street Survival: Teen Driver Education on the Edge
Most parents know that leaving a child in a parked car can be dangerous. Even in cooler outside temperatures or with windows lowered, the temperature inside a parked car or … Continue Reading Lock It: Parked Cars Trap Deadly Summer Heat
Some drivers are perfectly content to motor leisurely from point A to point B. Others yearn to push a vehicle to its limits. Unfortunately, those of us in the second … Continue Reading Drive Your Car on a Racetrack: SCCA Track Night in America
If your car, SUV or light truck is relatively new – say, ten years old or less – it may be equipped with traction control or its more sophisticated cousin, … Continue Reading Traction Control: When It Can–and Cannot–Save Your Life
Last year, we explained how vehicle vandalism rates spike around Halloween and provided tips to help keep your vehicle safe. But a bent antenna or a broken taillight is one … Continue Reading A Real Scare: How to Prevent and Survive a Carjacking
This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week, the annual campaign to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes involving the youngest drivers on our roadways. The importance of this … Continue Reading Teen Driver Safety Tips: Designed for Teens, Helpful for Everyone
Above image: These wiper blades are worn far past the point of needing replacement. Is it really worth risking life and limb to avoid swapping out worn blades for a … Continue Reading Replace Wiper Blades for Improved Visibility and Safety
The Information Age is upon us. An endless stream of data and the mobile devices that connect us have already begun to revolutionize modern life, including life behind the wheel. … Continue Reading Best Driving Apps: Stay Connected in your Car
A big push to reduce distracted driving has raised awareness among drivers about the dangers of using mobile phones behind the wheel. But texting and dialing aren’t the only ways … Continue Reading Eating and Drinking in the Car: Distracted Driving Dangers
Twenty years have passed since I was 17 years old. That’s when I took my first road trip with a high school pal. We had just graduated and, over the … Continue Reading Roadtrippers App Brings Travel Inspiration and Planning Tools