#driving

Miscellaneous | Random

How Long Can You Drive After Your Car’s Gas Light Comes On?

Just how many miles can you drive once your car alerts you that you're running out of gas? The answer might surprise you.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

A Love Letter to Driving Alone

Embarking on a road trip by yourself is solo travel taken to another level.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars

Let's Debunk Three Myths About Seemingly Illegal Things You Can Do While Driving

As a motor-carriage operator, there’s a lot of laws that must be acknowledged and respected: no open flames in the car, try to keep any raptors or other birds of prey secured while driving, take down your big cardboard sunshade before driving, that sort o

Cars & Motorcycles | Sweet Sweet Rides

Redesigned C8 Corvette Stingray ditches manual transmission: The stick shift is dying

General Motors said the redesigned Corvette Stingray will eliminate the manual transmission, putting the stick shift one step closer to the grave.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Distracted Drivers are 29 Times More Likely to Cause Accidents

Work zone collisions are inherently high risk, and occur once every 5.4 seconds in the United States. Now, A study by researchers at the University of Missouri finds that distracted drivers are 29 times more likely to cause or almost cause a collision in

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Forget Self-Driving Cars. Bring Back the Stick Shift.

Technology meant to save us from distraction is making us less attentive.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Study: Taking The Scenic Route To Work Every Day Improves Mental Health - Study Finds

Taking the scenic route to work every day may do wonders for your mood at the office. That's because a new study finds that people whose commutes to work take them through wooded areas, parks, or other natural settings are more likely to demonstrate stron

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israeli app seeks to create video trail to nail reckless drivers

Jerusalem-based Comroads sets up a pilot app to create social network for drivers to share 'vital video evidence' of car accidents

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

Frightening Number Of Parents Text, Check Social Media While Driving - With Kids In Tow - Study Finds

Distracted driving causes about one in four traffic-related deaths and injuries. A statistic like that should make people, particularly parents, want to put that cell phone away while driving. But do they?

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Study: Sleep-Deprived Drivers Up To 15 Times More Likely To Be Involved In Crash - Study Finds

A new study finds that drivers who slept for less than four hours were 15 times more likely to cause a crash, compared to drivers who slept seven to nine hours, the recommended level for adults.

Science & Technology | Tech

The 6 Apps
Every Driver Needs This Summer

Essential tech tools to make driving way more fun (and affordable too).

Health & Fitness | Health

Slideshow: Fatigue and Sleepiness on the Road

See the surprising dangers of driving sleepy. WebMD shows you what increases your risk of a car accident and tips to keep you safe when driving tired.

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

How Far Out of Town Can You Get in an Hour? This Map Will Tell You | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Travel | Travel

The 50 Best Driving Songs Ever, in One Banging Road Trip Mix - Thrillist

A road trip is inseparable from its songs. There's a reason, after all, we call them "tracks."

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars

To End Distracted Driving, MIT Figures Out How People Really Drive | WIRED

MIT researchers are working on an algorithm to limit distractions when they can be the most dangerous.

Miscellaneous | Local Flavor

Angeles Crest: The Creation of L.A.’s Highway Into the Heavens

Built between 1929 and 1956, the Angeles Crest Highway forever changed the once-remote mountain backcountry it traverses.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars

5 Imminent Things Changing the Future of Driving

For more than a century, getting around by car adhered to a pretty standard formula: You bought a car, you put gasoline inside, and you drove it. But thanks to a wealth of new technology, that formula is changing. In fact, the future of mobility may not even require you to drive yourself, use gasoline—or own a car at all.

News | Interesting Stories

People can fight traffic tickets without paying fine first, Judicial Council says - LA Times

California court leaders voted unanimously Monday to bar courts from charging drivers bail before they can challenge traffic tickets.

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff

8 Drivers Who Blindly Followed Their GPS Into Disaster

The machine knows where it's going!" yells Michael Scott in an episode of The Office, before driving his car directly into a lake.