Teen Driver Statistics Indicate Need for Parents to Talk to Kids

Thursday, October 11, 2012

It’s October, and that means high schools around the country are celebrating Homecoming with football games, dances, and parties. Teenagers everywhere are getting into cars, alone, in pairs,…

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What is the Fastest Way to Cool Down a Hot Car?

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Nobody likes climbing into a hot car on a summer day. In fact, studies have shown that the cabin temperature frequently exceeds 125 degrees after  just ten minutes…

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Don’t Leave the Kid in the Car. Look Before You Lock

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Car seats are a pain in the ass. Seriously. Just last week I pinched my knuckle in one and got a nasty little blood blister while buckling my…

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Kia Rio Recalled for Faulty Occupant Sensor Classification Sensor

Monday, June 11, 2012

If you’re a regular reader, it is highly unlikely that you own a 2006-2008 Kia Rio. But if you know someone who does, share this news with them….

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Ford Offers Free Teen Driving School to Ohioans

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Don’t get too excited by this picture. The Ford “Driving Skills for Life” program doesn’t involve slamming a 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500 around the course at Road Atlanta….

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Teach Your Teenager How to Drive, Not How to Pass a Driving Test

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Here’s the good news: The American traffic fatality rate is down. Way down. Lower than it’s ever been. Even though 32,310 deaths in 2011 sounds horrific, that’s actually…

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Comfy Carry and OnBoard 35 Child Safety Seat Recall

Sunday, May 6, 2012

The Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) has issued a recall of Comfy Carry (IC123FSM) and OnBoard 35 (IC124FSM) child safety seats that were produced from May of 2011 through…

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How to Install a Child Safety Seat

Saturday, April 14, 2012

According to a new study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), an alarming number of parents…

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Car Crashes Remain a Leading Cause of Death for Pre-Teen Children

Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released a compendium of research about motor vehicle fatalities in 2010, and it reveals that one out of every four pre-teen…

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Why Kids and Airbags Don’t Mix

Friday, January 13, 2012

The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) estimates that nearly 20,000 people are alive today because of frontal airbags. But, on a more somber note, more than 260…

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