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10 Easy (and Affordable) Ways to Add Modern Safety Technology to Your Old Car

November 12, 2021 by Scotty Reiss 6 Comments

add safety technology old car

Bring Your Old Gal Into The Modern Age The average age of a car on American roads today is 11.5 years. That means the average driver is tooling along without benefit of modern safety technology. But it’s possible to bring those old cars up to speed. And it’s surprisingly easy and affordable. Some systems are… 

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Filed Under: Safety Innovations, Technology Tagged With: active safety features, add safety to an old car, best safety features

Learn the Magic of the Ultimate Driving Machine at BMW Driving School

November 5, 2018 by Niccole Mucci 2 Comments

BMW driving school at BMW Performance Center West

And, you can learn safe driving. If you really want to. When people see a BMW on the road, all eyes and attention tend to go directly to it. Can you blame them? It’s a sharp looking car, full of power and known for delivering exhilarating driving experience, even on the most mundane roads. Anyone… 

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Filed Under: Destinations, She Drives Tagged With: best safety features, BMW Performance Center, Driving school, safety, teen driving safety, teen driving school

2017 Toyota RAV4: This Roomy Compact SUV Goes All-In on Safety

June 1, 2017 by Cindy Richards Leave a Comment

Toyota Rav4 compact SUV

And best of all, Toyota’s top safety features are standard. The average car on the road is 11.6 years old, which makes me well above average. My 2003 Dodge Durango turned 14 this year. When I got a chance to take a 2017 Toyota RAV4 on a road trip, I felt a little like Rip… 

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Filed Under: SUV, Toyota Tagged With: best crossover, best safety features, best small suv, Toyota Rav4

The Ford F-150 is the Most Popular Pickup Truck; It’s Also the Safest

April 17, 2016 by Judy Antell Leave a Comment

While other pickup trucks may lag, the Ford F-150 aces the test. Is it fair when the most popular girl at school is also the smartest? And the prettiest?  It never seems fair, but if the Ford F-150 was a girl at school – she would be that girl. Recently, the Insurance Institute for Highway evaluated six full size… 

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Filed Under: News, Safety & Driving Tagged With: best safety features, Ford, ford f-150, pickup trucks

Teens Develop SMARTwheel to Combat Distracted Driving

February 4, 2015 by Nicole Wakelin Leave a Comment

SmartWheel Teen Team

SMARTwheel: Developed by teens for teens to stop distracted driving. It’s tough on parents of driving teens, worrying about your kids being distracted when they’re behind the wheel. You can show them what to do and tell them what to do, but you never really know what they’ll actually do when they’re on their own…. 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving Tagged With: best safety features, best safety technology, distracted driving, SMARTwheel, teen drivers

2014 Infiniti QX60: Size, Safety and Sanity Saver

December 18, 2014 by Lorraine Robertson Leave a Comment

2014 Infiniti QX60 3.5 AWD

A carpooling, grocery shopping, road tripping superstar. Size, safety and sanity saver top my list when it comes to things that are important to me in a vehicle, like listening to the comedy channel on satellite radio when traffic is at a standstill. I recently had the opportunity to test drive the 2014 Infiniti QX60… 

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Filed Under: Infiniti Tagged With: 2014 Infiniti, 2014 Infiniti QX60, best crossover, best safety features, Infiniti

2014 Buick Enclave: Luxury, Space and—YES!—Top Safety Features

December 9, 2014 by Lindsay Kavet Leave a Comment

The 2014 Buick Enclave

I loved the leather and quiet ride almost as much as the safety features. After a week test driving the 2014 Buick Enclave for a week, I’m hoping I can get my kids (and myself!) back into our minivan. But that week may have spoiled us. The Buick Enclave is a mid-sized luxury crossover SUV, and it was a… 

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Filed Under: Buick, Car Reviews Tagged With: 2014 Buick Enclave, best luxury car, best luxury crossover, best luxury SUV, best safety features, Buick

The 2015 Toyota Camry: Even Better Than Before

November 4, 2014 by Nicole Wakelin Leave a Comment

2015-Toyota-Camry

The 2015 Toyota Camry, America’s best-selling car, tweaked, overhauled and more features than ever The Toyota Camry is kind of a big deal. It’s been the best-selling car in America for the last 12 years in a row, so when Toyota decided to change it up, they had to do so very carefully. You simply can’t… 

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Filed Under: Sedan, Toyota Tagged With: 2015 toyota camry, 5 passenger seating, Adaptive Cruise Control, best safety features, best sedan, best selling car, camry, car safety, family, sedan, Toyota, toyota camry

Hyundai: Safety Comes First in Production and On the Road

October 9, 2014 by Tonya Prater Leave a Comment

Hyundia Stamping Plant safety

Trams, robotics and safety – oh my! A look at Hyundai safety. Touring the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery is a bit like being thrown inside a Sci-Fi movie. Trams transport visitors, equipped with eye protection and headsets, inside the plant, following carefully painted lines on the gray concrete floor. One of the first… 

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Filed Under: Safety Innovations Tagged With: 2015 Hyundai Sonata, automakers, best safety features, best sedan, factory tour, Hyundai, Hyundai factory tour, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Hyundai plant, plant tour, safety features

2014 Cadillac ELR: It’s Electric!

September 29, 2014 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

2014 Cadillac ELR

Road tripping in a cool electric car. After learning that a BFF from college, who lives in Singapore, was traveling to Sonoma County, California to see her family – and bringing her new six month old son, I made plans for a Mommy/daughter California road trip, driving the fun, sassy, and quick 2014 Cadillac ELR. At… 

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Filed Under: Cadillac Tagged With: 2014 Cadillac ELR, best safety features, Cadillac, Cadillac electric car, Cadillac ELR, California Road trip, charging stations, connected car, electric car, electric car charging stations, GMC, GMC electric car, road trip

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