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…
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…
Off to the Slopes – Ski Tripping in the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe
Being a ski family means that we spend a good amount of time on the road in the winter. Each season, we make several pilgrimages north from our home just outside of New York City to the snow-covered hills of Vermont. Depending upon our destination, the trip to the mountain can take anywhere from three…