News and tips related to being an automobile driver and owner
Fergus. That’s the name we would give our Toyota Highlander. If we were among the nearly half of car owners that name their vehicles (according to namesforcars.com). “The name’s as important as the car because it creates a special bond…
Everyone seems to have advice on how you can become a better driver, from Jalopnik to MotorAuthority, lifehacker to DriverSide. Much of that advice is what you would expect to hear or already have heard. Some of it is much…
The Interstate. Two words that require almost no explanation. Officially the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the nearly 48,000-mile, limited-access system has defined long-distance highway travel in America. Now it’s 60 years old. And showing…
Public transportation. Car-sharing. Ride-sharing. Generation Z wants little to do with them, according to a new survey. “Generation Z wants to own and drive cars,” according to Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, which sponsored the survey of 3,000 participants from…
Duluth, Minnesota. Chances are pretty good that you weren’t planning to drive there for your summer vacation – but maybe you should consider it. Duluth was perhaps the most surprising locale that popped up on our survey among more than…
One in nine. That’s how many Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 26-30, according to AAA Travel. And nearly 90 percent of those will drive to their holiday destinations. That’s…