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Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

  Electronic Stability Control (ESC) What This Important Safety Feature Actually Does By Aaron Gold Have you heard your mechanic use the acronym ESC or have you read it in your owner’s manual, but don’t know what it means? Short for electronic stability control, ESC is a safety feature that detects and helps prevent your car […]

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How to Replace the Battery in Your Car’s Keyless Remote

  How to Replace the Battery in Your Car’s Keyless Remote By Matthew Wright Matthew Wright has been a freelance writer and editor for over 10 years and an automotive repair professional for three decades specializing in European vintage vehicles. Nearly every car built in the past few years uses a keyless remote to lock and

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The Differences Between Horsepower and Torque

  The Differences Between Horsepower and Torque By Dale Wickell Nearly every truck and car review you read will tell you the vehicle’s horsepower and torque ratings — but they don’t usually explain what the terms mean or why they’re important to you as a driver. And when you do see an explanation, it’s often in

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The Importance Of Regular Vehicle Maintenance

  The Importance Of Regular Vehicle Maintenance By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET As a driver – both new and old – the most important thing to maintaining your ability to drive is, well, maintaining the vehicle that you drive. After all, you can’t very well drive without one, and unfortunately, they don’t yet make a car that repairs

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Are Seat Belts Really Safer?

  Are Seat Belts Really Safer? By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts have saved nearly 300,000 lives in the US since 1975. The lives saved are those of people involved in serious motor accidents – accidents that would have ended up with fatal consequences had they not been wearing

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You Snooze, You Lose: Tips To Avoid Drowsy Driving

  You Snooze, You Lose: Tips To Avoid Drowsy Driving By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET It’s happened to all of us; we’re driving down the road – maybe we’ve taken a family vacation and haven’t stopped to sleep yet, maybe we’re on our way home from a long day at work or school, you know what I mean

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Why Medicated Driving is Intoxicated Driving

  Why Medicated Driving is Intoxicated Driving By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET There has been a sea change in attitudes surrounding drunk driving, but drunk driving is not the only type of impairment drivers face. Many people who would never dream of driving drunk are putting themselves, their passengers and other drivers at risk with medicated driving. Medicated

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