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When you buy or lease a new vehicle, it’s not just about the monthly payments. The vehicle’s safety rating should be at the top of your list, since that impacts more than just safety – including insurance costs and resale value. Here are the top-rated 2022 vehicles for safety, according to NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
What you do immediately after an accident can reduce the damages to yourself, your passengers and to the vehicle by lowering medical bills and vehicle repair or replacement costs. These tips from experts will help you be prepared, and stay calm, in case the unexpected happens.
On average, 38 children die from heat-related deaths trapped inside vehicles every year. Even the best parents or caregivers can unknowingly leave a sleeping baby in a car, or deliberately leave a child to do some quick errands. Either way, the result can be injury or even death. Here are tips for avoiding heat-related deaths
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Some vehicles are better than others for families with young children. These are the top 2017 and 2018 models for car seats and booster seats, based on criteria including the ease of use latching system and room for two kids strapped into two car seats. The list includes SUVs marketed toward young families, plus a
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It was eerie driving on I-75 in Northern Michigan at 65mph recently without my hands touching the steering wheel or my foot touching the gas pedal or brake. While full-time autonomous driving is still years away, automotive technology already allows it part-time. I was test driving a 2015 Acura TLX, the new mid-size marvel replacing
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The fastest growing segment on the road today is not hybrids or flex-fuel vehicles, crossovers or performance sport sedans. It is drivers 65 and older. According to the according to the American Automobile Association, there are 29 million older drivers on the road today. We all age differently, so it is important to recognize how
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