Currently, only 17 states and the District of Columbia have all-rider helmet laws in place. Meanwhile record numbers of motorcyclists — more than 6,000 each year — were killed in 2021 and 2022, the most recent years for which statistics are available. More than 20,000 motorcyclists who ...

We should be aware of speed limits on our streets, roads and highways. We should be familiar with them because they are posted on regulatory signs (black letters on white background). Of course there are exceptions, but most of us know that villages and cities have a maximum speed limit of 30 ...

Most teenagers want to get their driver’s permit as soon as possible after becoming eligible. This is normally followed by many hours of practice driving to prepare for their driver’s road test. Large parking lots with plenty of empty space can provide an opportunity for practice driving ...

If you always use your seat belt, no exceptions, you don’t need to read this article. However, if you need the audible reminder to buckle up, or if you are one of the nine or 10% of drivers or passengers that just don’t use seat belts, then continue reading. Automakers have moved ...

An article in the Albany Times Union by staff writer Steve Hughes on Oct. 27 caught my attention. It stated that 12,895 speeding tickets were issued to drivers in Albany who exceeded the posted 20-mph speed limit in school zones by more than 10 mph above the limit. And that was in only four ...

Crash avoidance technologies can assist with driving and reduce crashes, but only if drivers use them. A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety measured current use of front crash prevention, lane departure (i.e., lane departure warning or lane departure prevention), and speed ...