No driver has a crystal ball to predict traffic dangers. But fortunately, we do have the mental capacity to store driving experiences. Using this ability, we can anticipate what may happen in certain situations based on what we’ve witnessed before. One might say this helps…
Soon, we will experience additional driving challenges. With winter’s rain, fog, frost, snow and additional hours of darkness, we must prepare for safe vehicle operation. Don’t drive “over your head.” If weather and road conditions deteriorate beyond your comfort zone, don’t drive. It’s actually advisable…
Infiniti’s resigned 2017 Q60 two-door deepens the company’s portfolio of coupes that make powerful first impressions. The string began with the 2002 G35 coupe and has evolved through a succession of striking, slippery-silhouetted two-doors that culminate with the Q60. There’s a fair amount drama at…
As Acura knows, it’s not hard to lose your footing in an industry as fluid as the car game. Honda’s premium brand burst onto the scene in then late 1980s with a stable of cars that were innovative, well engineered and fun to drive. Those...
As leaf colors change, available hours of daylight diminish. This annual waning begins naturally about now and accelerates when we discard daylight savings time just after Halloween. As winter wears on, hours of darkness predominate. This yearly phenomenon is relative to driving because we encounter…
Rooting for the underdog is as American as free fireworks. We can’t get enough of the against-all-odds success story. And so it follows that every red-blooded American ought to be cheering on the latest from Hyundai’s premium brand Genesis. The 2018 Genesis G80 Sport defines…
Children today are protected by rearward-facing seats, boosters and belts when they ride in vehicles beginning with their first ride home from the hospital. Given this indoctrination to safety, kids must perceive a mixed message when they find no belts on their school bus. The…
Last week, we reviewed one of the rowdier players in the compact segment, Honda’s Civic Si. Today, let’s check in on one of the segment’s better-behaved nameplates, the 2017 Toyota Corolla ($18,500). The Corolla family hosts no corollary to the tautly suspended 162-horsepower Si. The…
Attempting to control or correct the behavior of other drivers is generally pointless and may even lead to road rage. Try to take appropriate action to accommodate their driving shortcomings, but otherwise avoid engagement. For example, when someone makes a right turn across the nose…
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