How to Prepare for Snow Driving: Get Your Car Ready, Drive Smarter and Stay Safe Around Other Drivers
Get your car ready for snow, learn safer winter driving habits and see what the worst snow-related pileups teach us…
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A Missouri Pond Swallowed an SUV With a 3-Year-Old Inside. Police Think She Shifted It; a Bystander’s Hammer Got Her Out
Police in St. Peters, Missouri, say they believe a 3-year-old put the family SUV in gear before it rolled into…
A Milwaukee Woman Drove the Wrong Way on I-41 With Open Don Julio in the Glove Box, Deputies Say. Now She Faces a Felony
A 30-year-old Milwaukee woman, Tequila Williams, is charged with second-offense operating while under the influence...
Ottawa Police Say a 26-Year-Old Hit 132 km/h in a 70 Zone on Bank Street, Then His Mother’s Car Got Impounded for 14 Days
Ottawa police say a 26-year-old drove 132 km/h in a 70 zone. Under Ontario's stunt driving rules, his mother's car…
A Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Speed Camera Mailed About 17,000 Tickets in Two Months. Police Now Call It a ‘Pretty Bad Business Model’
The speed camera that watches downhill traffic on Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, issued...
Six Cars Stopped for a Dummy in a Warning Vest, Then Nearly All Missed One in Road-Crew Work Clothing, ADAC Found
ADAC's night tests of six cars found emergency braking missed adults in work clothing and children in reflective gear, in…
Deputies Hadn’t Yet Spoken to the 16-Year-Old in an Everett, Washington, E-Scooter Crash That Left a 5-Year-Old With Life-Threatening Injuries
Snohomish County deputies are investigating a Center Road crash that hurt two children on one e-scooter. Washington law sorts scooters…
Los Angeles Switches On Speed Cameras at $4,450 a Month Apiece, Then Gives Drivers 60 Days of Warnings Before $50 Tickets Start
Los Angeles began switching on its first speed cameras Monday, and for the first 60...
Florida’s School-Zone Camera Law Waived One State Radar Rule. A Judge Says It Missed Another.
A Palm Beach County judge tossed a Wellington school-zone camera ticket because DHSMV never approved the system. The gap sits…
Montgomery County’s $5,000 Takeover Fine Is Aimed at the Crowd. The Tow Truck Is Aimed at the Car
Montgomery County, Md., raised its street-takeover fine to $5,000 and opened high-injury state highways to speed cameras on the same…
Tacoma’s Speed Cameras Caught Nearly 400,000 Drivers in Four Weeks. A Weighted Lottery Picks Which 200 a Day Pay $145
Tacoma's two new speed cameras flagged about 14,000 speeders a day. The city can ticket 200, so a weighted random…
Police Say a Silverado’s Automatic Braking Was On When It Hit Fort Collins Pedestrians. The Accelerator Overrode It
Fort Collins police say the pickup that drove onto a downtown sidewalk on Aug. 29...
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Had No Supervisor: Driver Says He Was Asleep When His Tesla Hit a CHP Cruiser
A Tesla driver told CHP he was asleep with Full Self-Driving engaged when his car went through a four-lane closure…
A Waymo Stopped for an Austin School Bus, Phoned a Human for Help, and Got the Wrong Answer From Michigan
A Waymo stopped for an Austin school bus, asked a remote agent whether its signals were on, and drove past…
An Oviedo 11-Year-Old Pleaded Not Guilty Over a 4,500-Watt Electric Dirt Bike. Florida Law Calls It a Motorcycle
An Oviedo sixth-grader pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor registration charge after police classified his pedal-less 4,500-watt electric dirt bike…