Using Facebook and Twitter Becomes the Next Big Driver Distraction

Sun, 6/24/2018 - 8:56 pm by Kirsten Rincon

Composing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle has long been regarded as the most common driver distraction, causing over 1 million accidents on U.S. roadways per year. But nowadays, when smartphones offer seemingly endless possibilities for […]

Brexit Casts Cloud of Uncertainty Over the Faith of Many Car Makers

Sun, 6/24/2018 - 8:46 pm by Kirsten Rincon

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will have a major impact on the country’s economy, with campaigners for exit claiming that the move will have a largely positive effect, helping businesses cut costs and avoid many unnecessary regulations imposed […]

How to Save on Car Maintenance

Sat, 6/23/2018 - 8:50 pm by Kirsten Rincon

Before buying a car, consumers often only take the purchase price and insurance expenses into account, as they try to determine whether they can afford the car they are interested in. Maintenance costs are often overlooked in these situations, but […]

Five Worst Days of the Year for Driving

Fri, 6/22/2018 - 9:02 pm by Kirsten Rincon

In the United States, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of death, with 32,719 deaths occurring in 30,057 fatal crashes in 2013, according to statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which makes for a […]

Report States Electric Vehicles Will Not Cause Oil Price Decline

Fri, 6/22/2018 - 7:55 pm by Kirsten Rincon

While the general public is largely in favor of electric cars, because they have a great potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping stave off climate change, there is one rather significant sector that is concerned about the possible […]

Vast Majority of U.S. Drivers Afraid of Riding in Autonomous Cars

Thu, 6/21/2018 - 5:51 pm by Kirsten Rincon

At this stage, self-driving cars seem to be inevitable, with the only real question surrounding them being when exactly they will hit the streets. While there is no way of knowing when that will happen, commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles […]

Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn Confident that Electric Cars Are Here to Stay

Thu, 6/21/2018 - 5:35 pm by Kirsten Rincon

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is considered to be among the leaders in the global electric car game, and the French-Japanese car group will continue to bet big on electric drive technology, despite slow global plug-in sales. Carlos Ghosn, the Alliance’s CEO […]

The Danger of Hands-Free Phone Use

Wed, 6/20/2018 - 8:41 pm by Kirsten Rincon

The major causes of distracted driving are well known to most drivers. They include eating, drinking, putting make up on, and talking on a cell phone while driving. This last one is the most common type of distraction, which is […]