News and tips related to being an automobile driver and owner
Americans have a vehicle-recall problem. And it’s not necessarily the number of recalls – although that has been rising in recent years. A big problem is that millions of vehicle owners don’t get their vehicles repaired for reasons ranging from…
We’ve given fear of night driving a name. Nyctovehophobia. Now the question is, what do you do if you suffer from this condition? Ford wants you to buy a vehicle with the latest in pre-collision assist with pedestrian-detection technology, starting…
Nyctovehophobia. It’s night driving fear – nycto-veho-phobia. The word is a mash-up – a combination of other actual words, nyctophobia and vehophobia – but the situations that cause it are real. And at least one car company thinks it has…
New vehicle technology meant to improve driving safety and ease is changing fast, making it a challenge for drivers to keep up. How much of a challenge was revealed by a recent study. It showed a “really surprising” level of…
https://youtu.be/h_iktzXK4K0 Extended version of Lexus’ Super Bowl commercial, “Man & Machine.” One thing for sure about this year’s Super Bowl car commercials. We’ll miss out on what might have been the best pairing ever between spokesperson and car. MINI (owned…
There’s an old saying that the road to Hades is paved with good intentions. But if you live in the states or cities with the worst roads in America, you might be willing to drive any road that has decent…