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Distracted Driving is Dangerous

While traveling on a major freeway last week, I glanced at a neighboring motorist and noticed that the drivers’ head was completely down. The driver was not looking at the road at all. I counted how many seconds her head … Continue reading

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Why People Merge At The Last Second

  The “Zipper Merge” is among the most misunderstood and polarizing techniques on the road. People often misunderstand the reasons why merging late is actually preferable to a more “polite” method of everyone staying in the final lane prior to … Continue reading

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Top 10 Things You Need in Your Car Emergency Kit

You don’t wait until a disaster to get prepared do you? Of course not. So why wait for an emergency to get the most complete car emergency kit you can get? First aid kits celebrate their 130th birthday this year. … Continue reading

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Trick or Treat: Road Safety Tips for Halloween

Grab your scary mask and put on some comfortable shoes, because the time for trick-or-treating is here once again. And whether or not you are playing chaperone this year, anyone who will be out and about this Halloween needs to … Continue reading

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Share the Road: How to Drive Safely Around School Buses

Though most of us drive regular passenger cars, there are a lot of other types of vehicles on the road, and in order to avoid serious traffic accidents, we all have to do our best to drive safely around each … Continue reading

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Who Has the Right of Way?

Although we should all know the rules of the road pretty well by the time we are in control of our own automobile, there are always a few gray areas on the road that cause the occasional–often avoidable–accident. One problem … Continue reading

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Share the Road: How to Drive Safely Near Emergency Vehicles

Emergency vehicles are essential in keeping our communities safe, which is why we always give way to them on the roads. But when you are driving on the road, it can sometimes be difficult to know what actions you should … Continue reading

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What New Car Tech Features Can We Expect in 2015?

One of the best parts of an old year ending, is looking forward to all of the exciting new things that might come in the next one. Especially when it comes to dreaming up what sort of new technology we … Continue reading

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Unique Ways Cities are Fighting Drunk Driving this New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration, fresh starts, and looking to the future. But it is also the worst day of the year for drunk driving, with hundreds of deaths on this day each year. We are all … Continue reading

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How to Drive Safely in Strong Wind

Now that we are in the middle of autumn, weather is getting colder and those blustery fall winds are making it that little bit more difficult to drive. Strong wind can be a dangerous hazard when driving, and it does … Continue reading

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