New Yorkers who repeatedly drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol will now face permanent loss of their driving privileges after four drug or alcohol-related convictions or incidents, such as failure to submit to a chemical test. This change became effective Jan. 3, following the ...

Most new cars come equipped with some form of partial automation, such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), lane centering and automatic emergency braking (AEB). However, vehicles with partial automation are not self-driving — even though automakers sometimes use names that imply their systems ...

Every year at Christmas, Santa must consider all the possible problems he might encounter on Christmas Eve, as he travels more than a million miles to deliver presents all over the world. Yes, even Santa must plan his trip well, anticipating problems that could develop along the way and how to ...

Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs has declined over the years due to increased awareness, stricter laws and public campaigns. However, the percentage of fatalities from DUI has remained at about one out of every three fatalities for the past decade — it appears to have ...

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 ...