Mary Wisniewski chicagotribune.com What happens when a parent tells a kid not to swear, but then uses cuss words as though they were commas? The child will swear. The same thing happens when a parent tells a teen not to speed, or text and drive, but regularly does it when the teen is in the…
Jaclyn Trop cars.usnews.com Summer is the season for beaches, barbecues – and breakdowns. Even though summer means fun, the hotter months have a way of wreaking havoc on your vehicle. Extreme weather can cause potholes and damage tires, while residue leftover from winter corrodes the components that make your vehicle work. And, with the additional…
Richard Aucock motoringresearch.com Driving in a hot car isn’t just uncomfortable, it could be dangerous, says new research published by Seat. A car with an interior hotter than 35 degrees C resulted in drivers reacting similarly to those with 0.05 percent blood alcohol: that’s the legal limit for driving in Scotland. The firm is thus…
Linette Lopez businessinsider.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to have asked engineers at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, to remove a standard brake test, called the brake-and-roll test, from the tasks Model 3 cars must complete to move through production, according to internal documents seen by Business Insider. The test was apparently shut down before…
Laura Laker theguardian.com It’s time for the Treasury to allocate significant funding so the nation can reap the huge benefits of more people cycling The government has announced £1m of funding to help police forces across the UK crack down on close passing of cyclists by drivers, and to improve driving instructor training around cycling…
They’re round, black, and the only part of your vehicle to touch the road. do you know the penny trick? — Jonathan M. Gitlin arstechnica.com The most important safety feature on your car isn’t its airbag or even the seat belts—it’s the tires. This should be obvious; those four round black things are the only…
Dom Calicchio foxnews.com Add actor Mary McCormack’s husband to the list of Tesla drivers who’ve experienced some problems. McCormack, 49, who starred on “The West Wing” in addition to numerous other TV and movie appearances, has shared video of her husband Michael Morris’s Tesla car shooting flames while in Southern California traffic. I meant it…
Mike Timmermann clark.com If you’ve ever been driving down the highway during a really bad storm, you’ve probably seen other drivers put on their hazard lights — and maybe you’ve done it yourself. But according to AAA, it’s actually illegal to use your flashers in a number of states. Read more: Why you should never…
Chidi Ohiaeri autoguide.com Making the mistake of driving on under-inflated tires can prove to be more costly than you think. According to U.S. Department of Energy, ensuring your tires are always properly inflated can improve gas mileage by up to 3 percent and under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by about 0.2 percent for every…
Jenn Sanders insuramatch.com Ever wish you could make someone pay for their reckless driving? Ever wish that those “How’s my driving?” signs you see on trucks were on cars? Then you could report all the awful etiquette and dangerous behavior you encounter on the road. If you could turn someone into their insurance company for…
