Is Your Teen Ready to Drive?
Learning to drive is one of the most exciting rights of passage in a young person’s life. It’s a distinct symbol of growing up, and it also represents an exhilarating sense of unparalleled freedom. That being said, it’s perfectly normal for parents to experience a wave of mixed emotions as their teenagers approach the […]
7 Road Trip Safety Tips that Could Save Your Life
This holiday season, lots of people will be setting out for road trips with friends and family looking to have a good time and create some lasting memories. Most will (hopefully) turn out okay, but as it is always the case, there will be some unfortunate incidents. To keep safe and avoid any ugly incidents, […]
Are We Really Ready for RoboCars?
By the end of the year, Waymo plans to release upon the world (in Arizona specifically) robotaxis that can be summoned with the press of a button. Are we ready to forgo our personal vehicle and step into a transportation pod that controls us in an intimate and even perhaps a provocative way? Probably not. […]
The Most Important Road Safety Rules Your Children Should Know
As a parent, your biggest concern is your child’s safety. This is especially important when you have to let your child walk on their own to certain places. It’s good to let them be independent but first you need to teach them important road safety rules. The better you are at setting an example for […]
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 […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 21, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –NTSB examines school bus fatalities– –Traffic school has no safety benefit– –TX AG says no more public money for toll roads– Friday, May 18, 2018 NTSB Investigation Examines Preventable School Bus Fatalities The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet Tuesday to discuss a pair of tragic school bus accidents […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 14, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Dealing with a Disgraced Cam Company– –FL outlaws license plate frames– –NH Court strikes down interstate roadblock– Friday, May 11, 2018 Maryland, Virginia Schools Deal With Disgraced Camera Company The Federal Bureau of Investigations continues to unravel the corruption scandal that has thus far brought two felony guilty pleas related […]
The Problem with Road Diets
Over 80 percent of adult Americans drive and driving is the number one way most Americans travel today. Five out of the top 10 most congested cities in the world are from the U.S. and that is why cities across the country are trying to find ways to combat congestion on existing roads. Many urban […]
Trucking Industry debates the Driverless Road ahead with Congress
The NMA Foundation presents The Car of the Future weekly feature. Last week, the U.S. House unanimously passed legislation to allow testing of driverless vehicles under 10,000 pounds on public roads. Large trucks were not included in this bill due to intense lobbying pressure from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union with 1.3 million members. […]