March 21, 2013 With all of the attention on distracted driving while texting or eating or fiddling with the radio, what about your little passengers in the back seat that share your last name? Yeah, a new study put out by our friends down under says that driving with kids is TWELVE times more distracting than texting or talking on your cellphone behind the wheel!
I was out running errands on "Black Friday" and personally saw two fender bender accidents. And that was when the weather was good! Now that the snow has started to fly it's time to brush up on our winter driving skills. Here are some helpful winter driving tips.
Each year, Bicycling magazine rolls out its list of the 50 "Most Bike-Friendly Cities in America." The Utica-Rome metropolitan area has never made the list, but here are some simple things you can do to help change that, whether you sit behind a steering wheel or a pair of handlebars.
Commuting is a stressful daily activity for much of the American workforce and it is not something people enjoy doing. But it may be worse for you than you thought, since several factors involved in commuting contribute to poor health.
January 2, 2012 Bad weather is on the way for Central New York. That also means bad drivers out on the road. Don’t be one of those drivers. The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it. However
Studies about the dangers of using a cell device while driving have produced mixed results — some say talking or texting behind the wheel can increase the odds of a crash exponentially, while others say the perils are few.
Regardless, the National Transportation Safety Board is so convinced of the dangers of “distracted driving” that it’s now called for a nationwide ban on non-emergency cell phone use while driving. Even hands-free devices are not excluded.
August 12, 2011 Driving is so hard with all the signs, lights, potholes, and other cars you have to avoid crashing into! How can someone ever be able to do it? Well we do each and every day, but back in the day car companies frowned on woman driving. Shocker right? Check out this sexist car commerical from back in the day.
January 3, 2011 If you're a parent, this poll will probably amuse you. Kids ages six to fifteen were asked who they prefer to drive with. Do you think they picked Mom or is Dad their favorite behind the wheel?
