Ford Launches Seat Belt Monitor in Ranger
Ford has announced that every Ford Ranger will feature rear seat belt monitors that will alert the driver if a second-row passenger unbuckles and indicate which seat they’re in.
New IIHS Study Indicates Need for Better Rear-Seat Restraint Systems
A new IIHS study of frontal crashes in which belted rear-seat passengers were killed or seriously injured suggests that more sophisticated restraint systems are needed in the back.
Using Twitter to Gain New Customers for your Auto Body Shop
Twitter requires the most work of any social media platform if you really want to do it right, but now you can enter the Twitter Zone and tweet directly to people who need your services. How?
Allstate Unveils America’s Best Drivers for 2018
Allstate has released its 14th annual America’s Best Drivers Report that named Brownsville, Texas, the city with America’s safest drivers.
Rural Drivers Less Likely to Wear Seat Belts, More Likely to Die in Crashes
Adult drivers and passengers in America’s most rural counties had motor-vehicle death rates that were three to 10 times higher than those in the most urban counties, according to 2014 data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Allstate Releases Latest Best Drivers Report
Thirteenth annual report names Kansas City, Kansas, as the city with America’s safest drivers.
Professional Truck Drivers Offer Holiday Weekend Safety Tips
American Trucking Associations, which promotes highway safety through its Share the Road program, urges Memorial Day travelers to practice safe driving habits throughout the busy holiday weekend.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Driver Types
The Wanderer. The Itchy Foot. The Tailgater. The Multitasker. We’ve all experienced these types of drivers on the road. Here is my attempt at defining them all.
NHTSA Launches Campaign to Promote National Teen Driver Safety Week
The campaign was created to help parents talk to their teen drivers about driving safely, with a set of five rules that address the most dangerous, and even deadly, teen driving behaviors.
Follow These Instructions
Call me completely naive or totally misinformed, but there are certain things that I assume all people do. For instance, I assume that all people wear seat belts. For me, it’s automatic, even when I’m simply crossing a parking lot. I know, perhaps that’s a little over-cautious, but I just feel safer. So I was