Category archives: Safety

How to Detect if You’re Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana?

Published in September 12, 2017 comments closed

By Craig Guillot As more states move to legalize recreational marijuana, regulators and authorities around the nation are grappling with how to better measure if motorists are too high to drive. Research from the University of Iowa shows means of testing for marijuana impairment could potentially let impaired drivers off the hook while penalizing others […]

7 Things Stunt Drivers Can Teach The Rest of Us

Published in February 3, 2016 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe You may have noticed the legal wording at the bottom of car commercials where an unseen driver is effortlessly speeding around snowy corners: “Professional driver on closed course. Do not attempt.” Unless you’re used to driving in reverse at 50 mph, the caution is there for a good reason — they’re driving […]

Flood Cars Hit Resale Market

Published in November 23, 2015 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Thousands of cars damaged in the recent Texas and South Carolina floods could be finding their way into other states, with their damaged mechanical parts and electronics posing a risk for drivers, warns a Washington state licensing department. The “flood cars” could get cheap or insufficient repairs and not look water-damaged from […]

Is Your Car Safe From Cyber Attacks?

Published in August 10, 2015 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Hackers remotely killed a Jeep Cherokee on a highway in St. Louis in July, using the vehicle’s 3G data connectivity to kill the engine, turn on the air conditioning, hijack the infotainment system, track it via GPS, disable the brakes and control the steering. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles quickly came up with a […]

Smoking Marijuana Has Less Risk of Car Crash Than Alcohol

Published in June 4, 2015 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Drivers who use marijuana are at a much lower risk for car crashes than drivers who use alcohol, according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When adjustments for age, gender, ethnicity and alcohol consumption were taken into account, drivers who were high on marijuana were no more likely […]

Should Elderly Drivers Have Their Licenses Slowly Taken Away?

Published in February 18, 2015 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Just as graduated driver licensing keeps teens safe by not allowing them to drive late at night and earn driving privileges gradually, would it also work for elderly drivers? Elderly people drive a lot less than teenage drivers do. Still, per mile traveled, fatal crash rates increase at age 75 and increase […]

Auto Insurance Needs For Lyft, Uber and Other Ride-Sharing Drivers

Published in November 25, 2014 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Getting into a Lyft, Uber, Sidecar or other ride-sharing car isn’t really about sharing. You’re paying for a taxi ride. As part of that service, you expect the driver to have auto insurance that will cover you if they get into an accident while having you as a paying passenger. Drivers of […]

How To Know If Your Car Or Its Parts Are Recalled

Published in June 26, 2014 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Like regular maintenance of oil changes, tire rotations and coolant changes, checking for recall notices for your car and its parts is becoming a normal responsibility of car ownership. Auto part recalls seem to constantly be in the news — General Motors is the latest with 2.6 million small cars recalled to […]

Zipper Merge Saves Time But Affronts Etiquette

Published in June 17, 2014 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe If you’ve driven upon a lane closure, you’ve probably seen it: A driver zips up in the open lane to cut ahead of traffic merging from two lanes to one. That person is either an idiot for cutting in front of the line, or a genius for legally following the merge directions […]

Where You’re Most Likely To Hit A Deer While Driving

Published in November 13, 2013 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe Hitting a deer with your car can be scary. It can be especially frightening if you’ve stopped for a deer that’s looking to cross the road. That’s what happened to Julie Reusch, a communications manager for Allstate Insurance in Pennsylvania, who was pregnant with twins in November 2011 when she stopped on […]

The Safe Winter Driving Cheat Sheet

Published in October 3, 2013 comments closed

Winter conditions present challenging obstacles to all drivers, but these conditions are especially daunting for inexperienced drivers. Common winter dangers can include icy roads, strong winds, reduced visibility and blizzard conditions. Extra precautions before and during a winter trip can help new drivers stay safe and feel less anxious when winters storms unleash their fury. […]

Technology Features Make The Road Safer For Drivers

Published in September 12, 2013 comments closed

By Michelle Mears-Gerst Today’s vehicles from entry level to luxury offer a variety of features improving safety, comfort and entertainment. We are not talking about automatic roll down windows, airbags or voice activated radio, today’s vehicles, seem to be morphing into drivable computers with high tech technology. Take the Ford Fusion for example, the car […]

How Should Children Cross The Road? Carefully

Published in August 9, 2013 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe One of the first childhood lessons when crossing a street is to look both ways for traffic before walking across. It’s a simple thing to remember, but even adults often don’t remember it, as seen on this video of a woman leading her children between two parked cars into a street without […]

The Cars You’ll Want When Driving In A Zombie Apocalypse

Published in July 8, 2013 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe When the zombie apocalypse comes — and it will — you’ll want the biggest, fastest and sturdiest vehicle to escape from the man-eating undead. If you can get to your car safely, and have the presence of mind to remember the keys, supplies and have it gassed up ahead of time, then […]

Apps To Stop Your Teen — Or Yourself — From Texting While Driving

Published in April 22, 2013 comments closed

By Aaron Crowe The “Do what I say, not what I do” mantra of parents can fall on deaf teenage ears when it comes to texting and driving. But parents are following their own advice to not text less than their children are. Just about every adult knows that texting or emailing while driving is […]

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