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Nine Audio Books Perfect for a Fall Road Trip

October 10, 2021 by Maureen Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

9 audio books for fall road trip

    Planning a fall road trip? Consider taking along a few audio books. Fall road trips are my favorite. I love having the windows down with a cool breeze blowing through the car. I love seeing the vibrant colors of the leaves as they explode into color. And I love listening to a good… 

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Filed Under: Road Trip Tagged With: audio books, fall road trip, road trip, travel

What Can You Do to Stop Hot Car Deaths?

June 24, 2021 by Maureen Fitzgerald 16 Comments

What can you do to prevent hot car deaths AGirlsGuidetoCars

Every summer, we hear the awful news about hot car deaths. Forgotten children and pets die in cars that reach temperatures above 120 degrees.  It happens all too often despite numerous public service announcements and reminders to avoid putting society’s most vulnerable in this situation. According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, 37 children, on… 

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Filed Under: News, The Car Life Tagged With: best car technology, car safety, car safety technology

What Drives Her: Women Who Are Changing The Auto Industry From The Inside

February 15, 2017 by Maureen Fitzgerald 2 Comments

What Drives Her Chicago Auto Show

Lunch  Is A Great Place to Start, Right? What’s better than 100 women coming together to share insights and advice on how they built a career in the auto industry? An annual event focused on this. The Chicago Auto Show thought so, too, so on Wednesday, February 8th, the inaugural What Drives Her luncheon highlighted women… 

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Filed Under: What Drives Her Tagged With: Chicago Auto Show, What Drives Her, women auto sales, women in automotive

Hot Cars in the Windy City at the Chicago Auto Show

January 27, 2017 by Maureen Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

Chicago Auto Show

Baby it’s cold outside. Better snuggle up with a friend. Isn’t that the idea behind Valentine’s day–avoiding the winter chill by snuggling up with a pal? How about snuggling up with your new car? The Chicago Auto Show is the perfect place to do that; starting February 11th the show will have some of the hottest… 

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Self-Driving Is Here, Starting With Long Haul Trucking

November 21, 2016 by Maureen Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

self-driving trucks

Truck Transit is Necessary and Often Dangerous. It was one of those accidents that make you shudder: The actor Tracy Morgan’s van was slammed into by a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing comedian James McNair and critically injuring several passengers. Morgan himself took a year to recover. And the cause of the accident? Driver fatigue…. 

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Filed Under: News, Safety & Driving, Safety Innovations, Technology Tagged With: autonomous driving, Otto, safety for truckers, self-driving innovations, truckers, trucks

Got a Long Drive Ahead? 7 Tips for Staying Awake and Alert on the Road

October 24, 2016 by Maureen Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

  You should absolutely avoid drowsy driving at all costs. So, don’t let drowsiness get you. Studies show that drowsy driving is as dangerous as drunk driving even though we don’t hear nearly as much about it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes are the direct result of driver fatigue each… 

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Filed Under: She Drives, Travel Tips Tagged With: driving tips, road trips, safety tips, travel tips

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