Safety
In 'hands-free' cell phone areas, having an EGO can help I've driven street and race cars at triple-digit speeds at superspeedways, tested cars and tires on road courses and photographed professional off-road and drifting competitions where cars and trucks are hurtling past, just feet from the end of our lenses.
Natalie Reyes wishes more people could have known her best friend, Andrea Taylor. But the world won't get to meet Andrea or listen to the accomplished young musician play the double cello, bass guitar and keyboard.
Small pickups come up short in side-crash protection, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) claims.
I've driven street and race cars at triple-digit speeds at superspeedways, tested cars and tires on road courses and photographed professional off-road and drifting competitions where cars and trucks are hurtling past, just feet from the end of our lenses.
Ten young video makers are competing for a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to the 2009 Chicago Show.
PlayStation seat-time only goes so far.
In the real world, sheet metal is crumpled. Bodies get bloodied. Some young drivers don't come home. In fact, a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that drivers under 18 stand the most chance of being involved in car crashes.
Nationwide Insurance campaign to include NASCAR drivers at high schools and a web site to encourage smart driving.
Toyota is continuing its hands-on, national teen and parent advanced driving skills program, 'Toyota Driving Expectations,' in 2008.
The 'need for speed' -- or at least the dreams of it -- gave birth to a multifaceted automotive aftermarket industry that today represents hundreds of billions of sales and payrolls dollars.
Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teen-agers in America, claiming 7,000 drivers annually between the ages of 16 and 20. Because of inexperience, many teens lack the skills and knowledge required to be safe drivers.
New car shoppers will spot something new on those Moroney stickers. The government's
'star' safety ratings are required on the window stickers of all 2008 passenger vehicles sold in the United States.
The Acura RL, Kia Amanti and Volvo S80 were the top performers in side-impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. But three other well-known names didn't as well.
With soaring temperatures likely to afflict much of the nation for a few more weeks, failing to inspect your tires and keep them properly inflated could be a deadly mistake.
