Car News In the Rearview: Ferrari Wins, But Ain’t Nobody Happy
Welcome to In the Rearview, where I, somewhat grumpily this week, give you the rundown of the to car news of the previous week. First of all, it turns out electric cars are cleaner compared to most gas cars, even in areas where they burn coal for power. Proof is now here with charts. Then, […]
Car News In the Rearview: Fiat-Chrysler Is Up Emissions Creek Without a Paddle
Hello and welcome once more to In the Rearview, where I bring you a recap of the past week’s top automotive news, seasoned liberally with my own uppity quips. Wow, Nice: Ever wonder just how many awards Mazda has won? First up this week, Australia’s ANCAP acted out Nissan’s dream and crashed some Toyota Corollas […]
You Wouldn’t Text While Driving a Beluga Whale, Would You?
Toyota announces winner of its TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
For the fifth year, Toyota has launched its own Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which encourages teens to consider the importance of driving safety by putting together public service announcements (PSAs). As you might guess, the content of the winning videos all focused on distracted driving—as texting while driving is very prevalent among younger generations. This […]
Five Last-Minute Car Gifts for Young Drivers
In case you haven’t heard, we are mere days away from Christmas. Have you found presents for everyone on your list? If you’re still shopping for a difficult teen on your list, we have a few gift ideas to help them drive right on the roads this winter. A Really Good Ice Scraper Sure, many […]
National Corvette Museum Adds Corvette-Themed Racing Simulator
Chevrolet recently announced that it would be bringing its Virtual Dynamics Lab 4-D experience to the North American International Auto Show this weekend. Chevy certainly isn’t the only one introducing simulated experiences for enthusiasts to enjoy. For its latest exhibit, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky recently installed a Corvette racing simulator. Corvette Accomplishments: C7 Corvette […]
Should the Legal Driving Age Be Raised? 10 Points to Consider
Challenging issues to face in the debate on legal driving age
It’s a controversial debate that has been receiving more discussion in recent years: should the legal driving age be raised from 16 to 17 or 18? With numerous studies being done throughout the country and around the world to determine what the safest solution is, it seems that everyone has an opinion on what would […]
Driving with Autism: Advice for Learning to Drive When on the Spectrum
For many people, certain freedoms and abilities come easily and thus are often taken for granted. For instance, driving a car can quickly become second nature for many adults, but for others, it requires more effort to master. If you or someone you know is on the autism spectrum, the skills necessary for operating a […]
8 Lies You Were Taught in Driver’s Ed
As I grow older, I’ve found that more and more of what I was taught in driver’s ed was wrong. And no, I’m not just talking about personal biases like “American cars are infallible” or “You could never learn to drive without this reasonably-priced $400 driving course.” As the times change and technology improves, many of […]
Assetto Corsa Review: Your Italian Racing Simulator
If you love driving or even racing cars, but like most of us have a limited budget, the next best thing to heading to the local track is hopping into a racing simulator, as it’s far less expensive and much safer. Available on the PC for two years and now just recently launched […]
AAA Study Finds Hands-Free Doesn’t Mean Distraction-Free
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, following a number of experiments at the University of Utah, has concluded what the MythBusters already knew: hands-free car systems are still highly distracting, and so still dangerous. The study had two sections, but both were performed at 25 mph on a 2.7-mile loop in Salt Lake City, during […]
MythBusters: Hands-Free Phone Calls Are Just as Dangerous While Driving
There has been a widely-accepted notion going around that suggests that hands-free phone calls are safer than holding the phone up to your ear. Well, according to the MythBusters, the only way hands-free devices help is by providing another hand with which to shield your face from flying safety glass in the (much more likely) […]