5 Snow Safety Tips Your Teen Still Might Not Know

Teen Driving Safety: Pass Your Experience Along

By Leslie Silverman

teen driver stuck snow winter boy

Think of the first time you experienced a whiteout or had to recover from an unexpected fishtail. Now think of what you’ve experienced over so many years of snowy New England driving, and how much you learned after Driver’s Ed! This holiday vacation may present some good opportunities to pass that experience on for your new teen driver. Of course there are the usual snow safety tips they should know by rote: Continue reading

Gifts for the Car Enthusiast on your List

By Leslie Silverman

Need something special for the car nut on your holiday list? Here are some ideas they’ll love you for: Continue reading

Wet Weather Driving – Part 3

By Bobby Carville

 

Bobby Carville, our driving expert!

Since my last article, many of you experienced a fierce winter storm that caught many off guard….including the numerous power authorities throughout the region.  I would like to extend my condolences to those of you who were forced to endure days or weeks of power outages and to those of you who suffered damage to your homes or businesses.  I was in the Springfield/Enfield area myself the day after the storm delivering a generator to my Father in Law and saw the damage first hand.  It was staggering and I know many of you were impacted, I hope by now all of you have recovered.  After this article, we will jump right into winter weather driving.  In light of the storm, it feels a bit late for that! Continue reading

10 Tips for the Road to Thanksgiving

Preparing for the Family Roadtrip

By Leslie Silverman

Before you pack up to head over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s, make sure you’ve taken a gander at our past post on great road trip gadgets.

Here are some more ideas to help ensure you arrive at Thanksgiving feeling relaxed and ready to enjoy the family. Continue reading

Auto Industry Rebounding in CT

By Ellen R. Delisio

State automotive leaders celebrated a re-energized industry this past weekend at the Connecticut International Auto Show, which occurred Friday through Sunday at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Continue reading