Why you’ll like it too The federal government isn’t known for being quick on the uptake. So I was sort of surprised when US regulators announced this week their support and guidelines for autonomous driving. But I was really glad. I’ve had the chance to ride in semi and fully autonomous cars as well as drive…
7 Commandments for Carpooling Kids Like a Boss
It’s back to school season. Get ready, Mom and Dad! Homework, after school practices, and carpooling kids…oh my! When you are in the thick of the school season, you can feel like you are an Uber for kids on a daily basis. Banding together with other parents at the same school or whose kids are…
Do You Need Winter Tires? How, and What to Know
Stay safe out there. While we’re dreaming of spring flowers poking up through the ground, winter is far from over; we still have cold and unpredictable weather ahead. And with all the super storms this year, I find myself wondering if I should have invested in winter tires or “snow tires” for my vehicle. But…
9 Car Seat Safety Tips for Your Fall Road Trip
Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean your family travel is over, right? Apple picking, leaf peeping or a sweet weekend at the beach–no crowds and the sun isn’t so hot– is probably on your to-do list. But before you head out, make sure car seat safety is on that list, too. This is Child Passenger Safety Week, created…
8 Car Safety Features To Protect Your Teen Driver
Parenting Teens is Tough Enough Without Having to Worry About Their Safety on the Road. Parents of teens have so many concerns as their child becomes older and learns to navigate life into adulthood. The number one concern on parents’ minds is safety. This is especially true as teens start driving on their own. We’re…
Gotta Get Away? Safe Road Trips You Can Take Right Now
The car is one place we feel safe Traveling in our own vehicle makes us feel safe. We own everything inside and we have the choice of who travels with us and where we go. All that’s left is figuring out safe places to travel during these times. My, how the pandemic has changed how…
6 Safe Driving Tips to Model and Teach Your Teens
If we knew then what we know now, we would have been safer drivers. I was more than six months pregnant with my son and picking up some new-mom supplies at the local Babies R Us. Stepping into my Nissan Altima carefully and settling my burgeoning belly into the seat, I looked behind me and…
Let Them (Safely) Take Flight: Safe Driving Tips for Teenagers
Ground rules and expectations can keep your teen safe on the road. I remember like it was only yesterday. It was 1996 and I had a freshly printed drivers permit when my mother took me and my baby blue 1986 Mercury Cougar to the school parking lot for a lesson on driving. I feel like my…
Which 2 Row SUVs Are Best For Child Car Seats? The Ultimate Car Seat Challenge
New parenthood has so many tough decisions; we just made this one easier. It’s probably the most painful part of new parenthood: Buying a child car seat. You wade through all the rules, regulations, features and benefits of child passenger car seats to be sure that you have absolutely the best, safest possible car seat…
5 Driving Mistakes Most Moms Make And How You Can Avoid Them
Are you a multitasking machine? Most moms are! While driving a car feels like second nature, there is a false perception that we can successfully multitask while we’re driving. Moms have mastered the art of messing with the radio while they put on their make-up and hand some napkins to their messy kids at the…