I ride a bicycle — not a lot, but in the summer I like to ride for the exercise it provides, and to enjoy the scenery at 10 mph rather than at 55. I don’t ride far, nor do I ride every day, but I do ride on some state highways and town and county roads. In case you are wondering, it’s not ...

Today’s passenger vehicles generally are stylish, sleek and aerodynamic. But six of the top-selling vehicles have a major design flaw — forward blind zones. According to a comparison technique developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the forward blind zones grew ...

The last time I wrote about road rage was about two years ago, when I cited research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety that found unsafe driving behaviors rose from 2020 to 2021. That survey study also showed that road rage is a growing concern, with 23% of drivers surveyed admitting ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is encouraging automakers to make advanced seat belt technology and other safety innovations the norm in the back seat. And IIHS put that to the test, requiring the better protection for second-row occupants for its 2025 Top Safety Pick and Top ...

Quebec is considering lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers to 0.05% from the current 0.08%. Several organizations, including MADD Canada and the Surete du Quebec (Quebec equivalent to New York State Police), support this proposal and have been advocating for ...

Parking signs pertain to the parking, standing and stopping of vehicles along the roadway and in designated parking areas. They cover a wide variety of regulations. Parking signs are categorized as either (1) prohibiting parking or (2) permitting parking with restrictions how parking is ...