Some states require car inspections to ensure vehicles are in good condition for safe driving and do not cause any issues with the environment and air quality. The two main types of car inspections are safety inspections and emissions testing and each state has its own requirements. Did you ...

Last week’s article was about e-bikes and e-scooters and the applicable Vehicle and Traffic Laws (VTL) for both. In that article, I cited violations by e-bike riders on a daily basis and listed just some of what I was seeing. This week, I am focusing on pedestrians who violate VTL while ...

Electric bicycles are rapidly becoming popular in both rural and urban areas. They are great for assisting riders going uphill, into the wind and practically anywhere. However, in my travels, I see violations on a daily basis. Some of the violations I have seen include people riding e-bikes ...

Is your teenage son or daughter approaching the age for getting a car? Families with newly licensed teens have a wide range of options this year when it comes to safe vehicles for their novice driver. An updated list of suggested vehicles for teens from the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

For much of the public, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is synonymous with vehicle safety research, but it’s far from the organization’s only focus. Jessica Cicchino is a Senior Vice President at IIHS. She directs the Institute’s research on road user behavior and ...

It’s about to get harder to get away with illegally passing a stopped school bus in the city of Syracuse. In an article from WSYR-TV and an April 21 news release by the city, the city activated its fleet of cameras that automatically record traffic passing a school bus when its red lights are ...