By Aaron Crowe Texting and driving isn’t banned in Hawaii, but travel 3,000 miles north to Alaska, and it’s a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and a year in prison. That’s the biggest discrepancy between states in texting punishments. Most states fine drivers for texting from $20 to $100 or so, […]

For a car that not many people buy, the Mini Cooper gets plenty of safety complaints. The Cooper had the most safety complaints last year among vehicles sold, beating out some of the most-purchased cars in America that get plenty of consumer complaints themselves. Only 66,123 Minis were sold in 2012, but they yielded 123 […]

By Aaron Crowe It wasn’t a difficult decision for Delanie West to start driving less. Beyond polluting less and exercising more by riding a bike, West, 38, saves money on gas, tolls and parking, totaling about $4,000 a year. She still owns a car but her insurance costs have dropped because she’s driving less. West, […]

By Aaron Crowe The almost daily auto recalls by carmakers could be enough to scare someone to not drive again. Recent reasons for recalls include losing all steering control, explosive air bags that could send shards of metal around a cabin, motorhome awnings that could unexpectedly unfurl and cause a crash, and unintentional shifting to […]