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Lyft and Uber Safety Tips: Apps and Advice to You Get There Safely

May 21, 2022 by Natalie Merola Leave a Comment

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Rideshare is great… until it isn’t. Who didn’t shiver with familiar dread when we heard the news last year of college girls being targeted and murdered by fake Uber drivers? It’s unnerving, but necessary: Getting into a stranger’s car for a ride home, to the airport or to a friend’s house. But thanks to apps–the… 

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Filed Under: Apps, She Drives, Travel Tips Tagged With: Lyft, safety tips, Uber

6 Safe Driving Tips to Model and Teach Your Teens

January 31, 2022 by Kristin Shaw Leave a Comment

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… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving Tagged With: car safety, driving safely, safety tips, teenagers

Kicking Off The Winter With Holiday Travel?

November 21, 2021 by Terri Marshall Leave a Comment

Holiday Travel

Prep for your trip –and don’t get stuck. AAA just came out with their Thanksgiving stats, and it’s gearing up to be the busiest year ever. Of the 48.7 million projected travelers, nearly 9 in 10 will travel by car this Thanksgiving – the most since 2005! And although most of us have had a mild… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, The Car Life Tagged With: AAA, holiday travel, michelin, safety tips, thanksgiving travel, Winterizing tips

Don’t Be Scared! These 9 Halloween Safety Tips Will Keep Kids Safe on the Streets

October 28, 2021 by Terri Marshall Leave a Comment

The Scary Truth: Kids are 4x More Likely to Be Hit By a Car on Halloween. We are diligent about teaching children Halloween safety when it comes to taking candy from strangers, trick-or-treating in unfamiliar neighborhoods and not eating their candy until we’ve checked it out. But do you talk to them about safety on the streets… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, The Car Life Tagged With: halloween, Halloween safety tips, safety tips, trick or treating

5 Driving Mistakes Most Moms Make And How You Can Avoid Them

August 19, 2021 by Audra Fordin 1 Comment

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… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, The Car Life Tagged With: distracted driving, driving tips, safety tips, tips for moms

Teen Drivers: What You Should Know When The Car Breaks Down

August 14, 2021 by Lindsay Kavet Leave a Comment

We tell our teen drivers not to text and drive, speed,  or drink and drive. But have you told your teen what to do if there actually is an emergency? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic accidents are the number one killer for teens aged 15-to 20-years old in the United States,… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving Tagged With: safety, safety tips, teen, teen drivers, tips

Driving While Holidazed: Tips to Keep You and Your Car Safe

December 11, 2017 by Kristin Shaw 1 Comment

Holiday safety

‘Tis the season for crazy. We all know that the holidays bring out a special kind of crazy in parking lots and highways leading to malls all over the country. Men, women, teenagers… so many people lose their ever-loving minds in pursuit of the holiday deal. Fisticuffs have been known to break out over parking… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, The Car Life Tagged With: holiday safety, holidays, safety, safety tips

Knowing When It’s Time To Stop Driving: Generational Solutions

June 19, 2017 by Christine Tibbetts Leave a Comment

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“I know it’s not my business, but I thought you should know your mom hit the gas pump again.” How’s that for a phone call from the convenience store clerk in the little town three states away to the daughter who thought she had all details covered? It’s a sad challenge for that daughter and… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, The Car Life Tagged With: elder drivers, safety & driving, safety tips, senior drivers

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

Memorial Day Travel on Your Agenda?

May 27, 2016 by Judy Antell Leave a Comment

Memorial Day Travel

Be Safe with tips from Michelin and AAA. Memorial Day kicks off the (unofficial) summer travel season when over 34 million Americans will take their cars on the road. To make sure that those drivers (often with families and friends on board) are safe, Michelin partnered with AAA for safe summer driving tips. The B.E. S.A.F.E. tips… 

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Filed Under: Safety & Driving, Travel Tips Tagged With: AAA, car safety, Memorial Day Travel, Michelin tire safety, safety tips, Tire safety tips

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