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Ford’s MyKey System: The Rise Of The Mom Culture

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Yesterday's tyrannies came to us in the name of the people - or the race or the nation. We may get ours in the name of the children. At least, when it comes to our cars ...

Should The Driving Age Be Raised To 18?

  By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Is 16 too young to drive? If you're 16. you probably think not. But it's those over 16 -- adults like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Adrian Lund -- who will get to be the deeeeciders ...

How To Objectively Identify Unsafe Drivers

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist For years I have been arguing that the most objective -- and perhaps, definitive -- measure of a driver's ability to drive safely is whether he or she has been involved in an at-fault accident. Speeding tickets, ...

Why Does Car Insurance Cost So Much?

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Ever wonder why car insurance premiums are so high? Even if you've got a clean driving record -- no accidents, few tickets -- it's not uncommon to be shelling out close to $1,000 annually to cover ...

Why The Insurance Industry Loves Red-Light Cameras

The insurance industry has been the leading advocate for red-light cameras since they were first introduced in the United States and it's worth examining why they push so hard for their installation. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which ...

More Silly Numbers From AAA

By James Baxter, NMA President A little background: The AAA was once known as the American Automobile Association. In the first half of the 20th century it was the pre-eminent spokesman and advocate of American motorists. The American Automobile Association championed ...

Traffic Tickets Are Big Business

Traffic tickets are a multi-billion industry. They have virtually nothing to do with highway safety, but they have everything to do with money. When you begin to grasp the full magnitude of the public and private interests that depend on ...