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Photo: autovac National Heatstroke Prevention Day is an annual reminder of the dangers of hot cars. Already this year, many children and dogs have died from being left in cars during the summer. As a result, PETA is running a new ad campaign that aims to prevent these tragic deaths. Protecting Your Pet: How to…

One of the first principles you learn as a beginning driver–and people need to be reminded of on a regular basis–is that you have to safely share the road. That doesn’t just pertain to other vehicles. Bicycles are common in many urban and suburban neighborhoods–with a 2012 census noting 865,000 US workers using biking as their…

Best way to avoid drunk driving and blood tests? Don’t drink and drive in the first place. On October 3, 2010, Tyler McNeely was stopped by a highway patrolman for speeding in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. After failing multiple field sobriety tests and refusing to submit to an alcohol breath test, the patrolman transported him to…

Kid in car Photo: David Kessler Every so often, a story makes the news about a child stealing their parent’s car to go for a joyride. However, while a young boy from South Carolina did steal his family’s car this week, he was intending for more than just a daring ride. He was driving to…

Buying a car from a private seller can yield great deals, but sometimes a deal is too good to be true. The vehicle could be stolen, and the seller is trying to get rid of it as fast as possible. It’s always important to do your research when you’re buying a car through a private…

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have dominated a lot of the national conversation over the last few months. Women and men are standing up and speaking up, saying that the time is up for sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. According to The New York Times, 85 percent of women and 43 percent of men…

Come July, people in Indiana might start being pulled over for doing fifty-five in a fifty-four… regardless of how many problems they have. That’s because on July 1st, a new law will go into effect in the Hoosier State mandating motorists merge to the right if a vehicle is overtaking them. That means if you’re…

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…

Years may have passed since you took your driver’s exam, but you probably remember it fairly vividly and share memories of it with your family or friends now and then. Through such conversations, you’ve no doubt learned that everyone had different exam experiences, and that’s especially true around the world. Each country has its own…

From scattered Skittles on the roadway, runaway unicorns, and baby getaway drivers, the staff of The News Wheel has heard of a lot of vehicular crimes in our tenure covering the auto industry. One particular ticket came across our desk this month that we could not resist covering, and that is the case of the…