Car Safety

A serious effort is underway by some Florida lawmakers to eliminate the current state tax on fuel (also known as a the gas tax)…

July 9, 2012

This has little to do with defensive driving, unless you happen to be in a war zone, but apparently a new company in Minnesota is allowing some drivers to get behind the controls of an actual…

July 6, 2012

California is known for its heavily congested roadways, serious smog problems and its desire to fix both those things. Part of the ‘fix’ involves gradually converting from fossil fuel powered…

July 2, 2012

There is a stretch of road in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, which has seen more than its fair share of accidents. This horrible track record has prompted Oklahoma State Troopers to…

June 29, 2012

There are two undisputed truths about traffic cameras: They work and drivers hate them. Some South Florida communities started using traffic cameras last year…

June 27, 2012

California has been knee-deep in the fight against distracted driving. They have passed new legislation aimed at keeping driver attention focused on the road ahead instead on their text messages,…

June 27, 2012

Tolls on Florida’s Turnpike are increasing by .25 cents to help offset the costs of planning for and building some major new thoroughfares criss-crossing the state. So far where these…

June 25, 2012

You’d think that allowing hybrid cars to use the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) or carpool lanes on hundreds of America’s highways would be an easy way to encourage car buyers…

June 22, 2012

At the recent Lifesavers conference on highway safety priorities in Orlando, Florida, the hot topic, or most discussed topic, was distracted driving. There is…

June 20, 2012

A touch of the Olde World has been slowly making its way to the sunny shores of Florida. We are talking about roundabouts, or ‘circles’ which alleviate the need for…

June 18, 2012