Automotive safety is a big issue these days. Cars are capable of much higher speeds. Highways are able to accommodate more cars. The light-truck population is on the rise with cars and trucks getting into more accidents. The fact is that cars are on the losing team. Did you know that close to fifty percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet is represented by light trucks? Read More »

With the new school year underway, everyone including students, parents, and teachers need to be reminded to use caution on the way to and from school. There are 5 key dangers that the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has identified that kids face and 11 steps they can take to help stay safe. Read More »

A good trunk kit would make a useful and very personal holiday gift for a friend or family member who spends a lot of time out on the road. This is an imperfect world, especially away from home, and a bit of advance preparation can usually turn a major problem into a minor and temporary inconvenience. Read More »

In reality older adults cause more accidents than do teenagers. As we age, our eyesight, reaction time, depth perception and memory all diminish. While this is a natural occurrence in all people, it bodes ill for our driving capabilities. While all of us dread the day we have to tell our parents they must stop driving -- and wish the Department of Motor Vehicles would do it for us sooner -- there are lots of ways to wean aging adults of their car dependence without taking away their driving privileges Read More »

Driving involves using learned skills necessary for safe, responsible, and courteous behind-the-wheel maneuvers. Knowledge about the rules of the road, coupled with the many years spent on the road, make you a mature and experienced driver. Read More »

A severe snowstorm was looming in, about 24 hours away according to the weather reports. Our dilemma: head out for Christmas or wait for the blizzard to pass? It looked as though the storm was to be a lengthy one. With Christmas only 17 days, our goal was to reach Boston well before the 25th. What to do? Read More »

New European cars will all be built with daytime running lamps (DRLs) and now General Motors is lobbying for legislation that would require them on all new vehicles sold in the U.S. Read More »

The 1990's brought us the term "Road Rage", and the words "Drive Courteously" slipped by the wayside. The nation's highways have become more crowded for many reasons. Highway construction, more cars on the road, high employment rates and people leaving late for their destinations are some of the main reasons for stressful drives for many people today. Driving Institute of America seeks to remind us how extremely important courtesy is to improve our driving. Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that people 65 years and older represented 13 percent of the U.S. population in 1997, and accounted for 18 percent of the vehicle fatalities. Experts tell us that by the year 2000, elderly people are expected to represent 20 percent of the population. Read More »

Every 12 minutes someone dies from a vehicle accident. Every week 844 people lose their lives and 42,000 people are injured due to vehicle accidents. An interesting question to ask regarding these accidents is how these drivers rate their own driving skills. Many would say they were very good drivers. Yet, they met their fate in an instant. From the time an accident starts until it ends takes less than two seconds! Since 1988, 380,000 people have been killed in vehicle accidents. Thirty-nine percent of these accidents were alcohol-related which means about 231,000 of the fatalities involved SOBER drivers! Read More »