5 Tips to Help You Drive Safely in a Parking Lot
More than 500 people are killed every year in parking-lot accidents. Photo: Alex92287 No matter your level of skill, experience, or prudence behind the wheel, parking lots are full of…
Sesame Street Vehicle Spotlight: The Incalculable Coolness of the Countmobile
The Count easily has the coolest car on Sesame Street Photo: Children’s Television Workshop/Warner Bros If there’s one thing that every childhood has in common–apart from being younger than we…
Wynonna Earp: The Characters and Their Cars
Photo: SEVEN24 Films With its supernatural-Western atmosphere, hilarious quips, and remarkable cast, Wynonna Earp was praised as one of the best television shows of 2017 by Variety. After a week-long…
Why Does Reading in the Car Cause Nausea?
Long road trips can be pretty dull unless you have something to keep you occupied. While some people and families plan out games to play along the way, others prefer…
Who Is Liable When a Friend Crashes Your Car
Who pays the damages when a friend crashes your car? Some of it depends on whether or not your friend is insured Photo: The News Wheel Hopefully, you won’t ever…
IIHS Study Finds That GM's Front Crash Prevention Systems Really Do Work
GM’s forward collision warning and autobrake are evidently effective Photo: Chevrolet Unsurprisingly, automakers continually state that their front crash prevention systems keep drivers safe on the road. Still, evidence from…
New Study Reveals that Car Vibrations Are Another Trigger for Drowsy Driving
Photo: Waymo While drowsy driving definitely poses a safety risk, it turns out that running low on sleep is just one trigger that causes drivers to feel tired while driving.…
Why Don’t Windshields Shatter? A Quick Car Glass Explainer
Something that perplexed me when I was younger was car windows. More specifically, why don’t windshields shatter? After all, when a window on the car is broken, it shatters into…
This is How Gas Pump Nozzles Actually Work
Learn how a gas pump nozzle actually works Getting gas is a daily task that we typically don’t think about while we’re doing it. You just pick up the nozzle…
Keep Motion Sickness at Bay With This DIY Carsickness Prevention Kit
As the weather warms up, the season of road trips will shortly be upon us once more, and in a roundabout sort of way, so will the season of carsickness.…
What Exactly Is A PowerShift Transmission?
When I was shopping for my certified pre-owned car, I knew the Ford Focus and Fiesta would probably be a big part of my search. While researching the vehicles and their…
Celebrate Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday by Reading About His Visionary Self-Driving Vehicle
A working model of Leonardo da Vinci’s self-driving cart Photo: AM Today would have been the 566th birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, the original Renaissance man best known for dreaming…
Is It Possible for Your Car to Be Struck by Lightning? What Would Happen?
Being in the right place when a thunderstorm hits can have life-or-death importance. If there’s lightning travelling between the sky and the ground, it’s imperative to escape to a location…
Who Cleans up After a Car Accident?
If you’ve ever wondered who cleans up after a car crash, you’re not alone. We’ve done a bit of digging and unearthed some interesting facts that answer this question. Personalized…
Signs Your Vehicle Is Not Shifting Properly
Photo: The News Wheel If your vehicle is not shifting gears properly, this may be an indication that your vehicle is experiencing transmission problems. The longer these issues go unaddressed,…
