I contacted Santa at the North Pole in early December to see if he would make any major changes to his Christmas Eve travels delivering presents to all the children around the world, now that many of the COVID restrictions have been lifted. Santa was relieved that this Christmas would be ...

Since pickup trucks are very prevalent in rural areas, including Franklin County, I thought this information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety would be of interest to many area drivers. The IIHS has recently conducted side crash tests on small pickups, and the results are very ...

Technology in assisting drivers with the task of driving is increasing at a rapid rate. These new features are designed to make driving easier and safer, but drivers’ lack of understanding the limits of this technology appears to counter the increased safety. Drivers who use partial ...

Effective Nov. 15, 2022, Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) is amended in relation to affixing and using green lights on certain hazard vehicles designed for ice and snow removal. Paragraph 5 of subdivision 41 of VTL section 375 is amended to allow one or more green lights or combination green and ...

Why would anyone knowingly put snow on a handicapped parking place and leave it there? I surely don’t have an answer for that, but apparently some are doing it because New York state has just passed a new law that prohibits this practice. Effective Oct. 19, 2022, section 1203-e of Vehicle ...

Car crashes in the U.S. have increased significantly in the past few years, and we know that speed contributes to the problem. Approximately 30-35% of fatalities involve speeding as a factor. Because of a speeding vehicle’s kinetic energy, a small increase in speed results in a large increase ...