Tag: Auto

Winter-Weather Driving

Winter-weather driving can be very dangerous if you aren’t prepared.  Here are some important safety precautions to help make sure that you and your vehicle are ready to take on the winter weather. Be prepared: Check your tires for proper inflation and tread depth, and make sure they are rated for winter conditions. Consider purchasing […]

Before You Pick up Your Keys…

As we continue to celebrate this festive holiday season, it’s important to take extra care to keep friends, family, ourselves, and others safe from impaired driving. While not new, the message and preventative steps bear repeating: Plan ahead and designate a sober driver. Keep it fair and rotate who that person is for different days […]

IIHS Best Used Vehicles For Teens

Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) releases its list of the best used cars for teen drivers. Research was conducted on a wide range of factors, including statistics on claims propensity and fatalities of teen drivers based on vehicle size and type.

2015 IIHS Top Safety Picks

Cars keep getting safer and for 2015, the number of vehicles earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)’s Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ has increased from 39 to 71, indicating consumers now have more choices when shopping for a safe vehicle.

When Physics Meets Biology

This video, published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, discusses what happens to the human body in car crashes, and what works and doesn’t work to reduce injuries in real world crashes.