Protect Pets and Children from Hot Car Deaths this Summer

As the fun€”and heat€”of summer approaches, it€™s time to stop and re-think who you€™re leaving in your vehicle. The summer season is prime time for hot car deaths, and these tragedies are even worse knowing that they€™re preventable. You may think cracking the windows or prior air-conditioning will keep those you€™re leaving inside safe€”and unfortunately [€¦]

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Georgia Passes Distracted Driving Legislation

Georgia has become the 16th state in the U.S. to enact legislation that bans drivers from using mobile devices while behind the wheel.

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A Parent’s Take on May’s Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

The founder of B.R.A.K.E.S. shares why he made a career out of teaching teens to drive safely, in honor of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month.

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Survivor of Distracted Driving Collision Shares His Story of Recovery

When Michigan resident Brandon La Forest was hit by a distracted driver in 2010, doctors said it was unlikely he would survive. He had suffered what medics called the worst brain and head injury possible. Despite those odds, Brandon persevered, and, following many painful years of recovery, now campaigns against distracted driving. Here, Brandon shares [€¦]

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Mustangs, Amphicars, and Phaetons: A Brief Look at the History of Presidential Vehicles

As the 19th century segued into the 20th, so did the primary mode of transportation. For centuries people relied on horses to get around, but the development of the internal combustion engine in the 1900s altered that. Vehicles were taking over, and U.S. presidents had to acclimate to automobile travel. But it€™s interesting to see [€¦]

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Only 9% of Teens Keep a Road Map in Their Car. Let’s Make That Number Higher.

As drivers increasingly rely on satellite navigation systems and smartphone apps for driving directions, paper maps and road atlases have fallen by the wayside.

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