Ice is nice. But not on your windshield. As I type this, the first storm of the season is barreling up the East Coast. It’s November and no, I don’t feel prepared for winter. Not mentally prepared and not physically prepared. Still, when I head out tomorrow to run my errands, I’ll need to scrap…
Be Safe, Smart and Prepared On the Road: Winter Driving Tips
Tip #1: Good driving is your best defense. But there are other ways, too. About this time every year I start to wonder if not investing in winter tires was a mistake. When snow is in the forecast I rush to the grocery store before the storm starts to stock up on essentials, and then…
Hit The Road With This Moody Winter Driving Playlist
Sometimes, you just need a winter driving playlist fit for a moody day. You know what I’m talking about—the kind of music that just makes you want to put on your best pensive expression and pretend you’re in a music video for a while. It’s okay. I don’t judge. We’ve all been there. I’m here…
Car Seats and Winter Coats Don’t Mix: How to Keep Your Kids Safe and Cozy in Cold Weather
When temperatures drop, you don’t want your little ones to freeze. But when it comes to bundling up your bundles of joy before strapping them into their car seat, you might unintentionally be opening your child to a whole new realm of dangers. Car seats are designed to be snug—that’s how they protect your little…
14 Crucial Items for Your Winter Travel Emergency Kit
I’m a warm weather gal, but these 14 items are still crucial for your winter travel emergency kit. After all, you never know when freezing weather will strike! I live in South Texas so snowy, icy roads are something I see on TV or hear my friends in Northern states talk about. Every time I…
Putting the New Michelin X-Ice Winter Tires to the Ultimate Test: Driving in Quebec
Testing winter tires in a blizzard? That’s one way to know how they perform! In Montreal, Quebec, most days in February are cold, there is snow on the ground and it’s, well, Winter. This February was no different, apart from the day of the official media launch of the new Michelin X-Ice winter tires we…
I Learned to Drive in Snow at Bridgestone Winter Driving School With Toyota – And So Can You
By guest contributor Tami Mittan Normally, a car sliding on snow causes panic. Here, that’s what you’re supposed to do. “Alright, Tami – you’re up! I want you to accelerate to 30 MPH as you go down this next hill, and on my mark just stomp and hold.” My winter driving coach, Kubo, was…
Keeping Your Drive Safe: Bridgestone Winter Tires
Bridgestone and Tire Rack put tires to the test with winter driving exercises on ice. Winter driving shifted into slippery overdrive when I got behind the wheel for a #TalkTires blogger experience at Denver’s Pepsi Center on the ice covered Colorado Avalanche hockey rink. My Tire Rack Winter Driving Experience, powered by Bridgestone Blizzak, was…
Safe Driving Tips from a Hurricane Irma Survivor (Whatever the Weather)
Whether you’re avoiding that guy who is too important to use a turn signal or the heavy rains and winds of a thunderstorm, driving can be dangerous. Working in Miami, I would spend an hour sitting in traffic every day. I passed the majority of that time focused on one thing: getting from point A…
2017 Dodge Challenger GT: This AWD Muscle Car Is Built to Thrill, Even in the Snow
This Classic American AWD Muscle Car Has Even More Confidence. The last time I did a 180 in my car in the snow, I was 18. The ground was covered with slippery white powder with a layer of ice underneath. I was driving a friend and my little sister to school; a rabbit crossed the…