Things You Can’t Do in a New Car
New cars can do all kinds of things—even drive themselves. But there were all kinds of things you could do in the cars of the past that you can’t do in new cars. Like Snuggle Up With Your Sweetheart, For Instance New cars and even new trucks have bucket seats and center consoles in between […]
Motorcycle Safety Important Year-Round in Georgia
Riding a motorcycle is exhilarating and scary at the same time. You never know what might happen when you head out for a ride, even if you are the safest motorcycle rider in the state of Georgia. Motorcycle safety was celebrated and the focus of a month-long campaign in May in Georgia by emergency and […]
NMA Reboot: New Headlight Law is Arbitrary and Unnecessary
This weekly post features recent news stories that highlight and update themes previously covered throughout NMA E-Newsletters and Alerts. Editor’s Note: The drivers’ paradise of Massachusetts just became the 18th state to require that drivers turn on their headlights whenever their windshield wipers are on. At best, the new law is arbitrary and unnecessary; at […]
Safety Winners – And Losers
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Government is always a zero-sum game. There are winners — and losers. It is said — that is, we are told — air bags “save lives.” Well, yes. They do save some lives. Other lives have been lost as a result of air bags, though. You’ve probably seen the news […]
Has Toyota Become the New GM?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist I used to (and still do) bash GM for having adopted the “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” strategy when it came to “safety” features and — far worse — going farther (and sooner) than government demanded. Daytime Running Lamps, for instance. Not required by law — but force-fed […]
Stay Safe While Driving at Night
With the holidays just around the corner, many of us will be traveling home to be with our families, and with shorter winter days, it’s likely much of this driving will occur at night. According to a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of Road & Travel magazine and ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, nearly one of […]
Stay Safe While Driving at Night
With the holidays just around the corner, many of us will be traveling home to be with our families, and with shorter winter days, it’s likely much of this driving will occur at night. According to a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of Road & Travel magazine and ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, nearly one of […]
Flashing Third Eye
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist My pal Dom alerted me to a new annoyance — inevitably touted (and likely, soon to be mandated) as a “safety” measure: Third brake lights that flash or blink instead of merely illuminating, along with the main brake lights. He posted a video of this phenomenon over at Clover Cam, […]
Daytime Running Lights: No Statistically Significant Effect On Safety
By James Baxter, NMA President You’re not likely to see any bold headlines, and CNN will not be interviewing Bush administration DOT officials, but the seven year long saga of trying to prove that Daytime Running Lights improve highway safety is coming to a close. The official results are couched in terms like “not statistically […]
Daytime Running Lights: No Statistically Significant Effect On Safety
By James Baxter, NMA President You’re not likely to see any bold headlines, and CNN will not be interviewing Bush administration DOT officials, but the seven year long saga of trying to prove that Daytime Running Lights improve highway safety is coming to a close. The official results are couched in terms like “not statistically […]