driving safety

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Night vision: Tips for driving after dark

Driving at night is a whole different ball game than driving during the day. Your depth perception is off, you've got headlights...

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How to drive in high winds

Bad weather causes bad road conditions and leads to accidents. Unfortunately, snow and rain aren't the only weather issues you need...

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How to drive in fog

Driving through fog is scary, but you can take it on with these easy tips.

Tweens, Teens & College

10 Ways parents can help their teens be safe drivers

Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S., and they crash at three times the rate of more experienced...

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Texting versus drinking: Which one hinders drivers more?

The next time you reach for your cell phone while driving, pretend it's a bottle of beer. You wouldn't take a swig of alcohol while...

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Common sense advice for drivers

When we're out in our cars, we tend to let our emotions rule the road versus common sense. Experts and every day drivers remind us...

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What new parents need to relearn about driving

When you become a new parent, everything changes. You have a lot to adjust to. Why should your driving habits stay the same? After...

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Tips for driving in the snow

The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is to avoid it, if possible. Since that's not always an option, it's important be...

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Tips for driving in the rain

It's just rain, right? Wrong. Rain completely changes the dynamics of driving. You and your vehicle have to make major adjustments...

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Driving lessons from the go-kart track to the highway

Teenagers are allowed to drive cars — real cars. We can't master this important life skill for our children, but we can provide them...

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How to drive in traffic without the stress

Stress is present in every part of our lives, it seems. But is there a way to eliminate stress on the road? Experts weigh in on...

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Eyes on the road: Avoid these distractions

When it comes to driving, we all tend to get a little distracted from time to time. But the effect of just one little distraction...

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Brush up on these driver’s-ed lessons

For many of us, it’s been a long time since we’ve sat in the driver’s seat with a driver's-ed instructor just to our right advising...

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Tips from professional drivers

Even if you’re a fantastic driver, there's always a little room for improvement. These professional drivers told us how it's done.

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Hug the curve: How to turn like a pro

Do you think taking a corner is nothing more than turning a wheel? Think again!

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How to drive down a flooded street

Hazardous road conditions are a scary thing. Unfortunately, we can't always prevent them. In the event that you find yourself facing...

Tweens, Teens & College

Keys to the wheels: Safe driving tips for teens

If your teen is approaching that age, take a deep breath. You know the age, right? Repeat after me: learner's permit . As your teen...

Tweens, Teens & College

Think women are lousy drivers? Watch out for teen girls

According to a recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen girls are twice as likely to use electronic devices while...

Teen Behavior

How to choose a driving school for your teen

Just yesterday you were taking the training wheels off her bike, and now she's ready to get her learner’s permit. Where did the time...

Babysitters and Childcare

Checking a babysitter's driving record

Is it feasible to check the driving record for a potential nanny or babysitter? Here's how you can verify that the childcare...

Teen Behavior

Teaching teens to be safe drivers

We'd love it if our kids would do only what we tell them to do, but the reality is that they're much more likely to do what we do...