News and tips related to being an automobile driver and owner
Road trips are as much a part of summer as ice cream cones and miniature golf – and in some places visiting the boardwalk or boating at the lake. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Americans planning a trip this year…
True exchange at a stoplight in a major U.S. city. “You know you really should stop looking at your phone in the car,” said a teenager to his mother. Then, after she protested, he said, “I’ll hold your phone.” You…
Subaru’s first vehicles were sold in America 50 years ago, but you could say the brand really just arrived here in the past decade. The first car – the Subaru 360 – was small and plain, a far cry from…
Nearly three million trucks. That’s about how many pickups Americans will have purchased by the end of this model year. Led by the Ford F-Series, GM Silverado and Ram pickup, which account for about 70 percent of truck purchases, pickup…
John Coltrane may have sung it best in “Autumn Serenade.” “Through the trees comes autumn with her serenade/melodies the sweetest music ever played.” Those who reside in (or regularly visit) the parts of the country where the changing of leaves…
One-third of Lexus ES 300 drivers have gotten traffic tickets. Only three percent of Buick Encore drivers. In between are 325 other models ranked according to the percentage of their drivers who have been ticketed for speeding by police, based…