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Video: MotherProof.com Tags Along at Driver’s Edge Stop

Sep 03 2008

driver's edge

MotherProof.com was so excited to meet teen driver Brianne at a stop on Driver's Edge National Tour in Denver. Brianne let us shadow her while she learned about getting out of a skid, panic braking, evasive lane-changing maneuvers and more.


Save Money With Pay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance

Aug 27 2008

MyRate

Imagine paying less for car insurance based upon your actual driving habits. If your daily commute involves dropping the kids off at school, hitting the grocery store and maybe the gym before heading home, odds are you could get a lower rate with Progressive Insurance’s MyRate program.


Keeping Safe From Your Kids’ Car Seats?

Aug 22 2008

Kid in Carseat

When your kids get to be booster-seat size and age, you might notice that booster seats, which are available with and without seat backs, don’t buckle or latch into the car’s seats. So, what happens in a car accident when no one is sitting in the booster seats?


Moms Live Life on the Driver’s Edge

Aug 12 2008

Driver's Edge

It’s probably not too shocking that tight curves, squealing tires and smokin’ brakes have never been part of my kindergarten carpool routine. So it seemed like Christmas when MotherProof.com’s Chief Mama Kristin Varela invited me, the rookie, to take part in a Driver’s Edge training session.


The Other Kind Of Hot Car

Jul 11 2008

Car Thief

We did a recent post on hot cars for moms. Funny enough, a couple days afterwards, the National Insurance Crime Bureau released its annual report on the most stolen cars for 2007.


The Great Equalizer: Child-Safety Seats

Jun 20 2008

Car Seat

Leaving the hospital with our first baby, my husband and I freaked out when it came to putting our bundle of joy in his car seat. We panicked and forgot how to use that darn rear-facing contraption that was so foreign to us. How embarrassing.


Volvo Gets Dads and Kids Talking

Jun 13 2008

Dad and son

It’s almost Father’s Day, and Volvo is helping families reconnect. You know, chat the kids up. The automaker helps get the conversational ball rolling in its “Hit the Road Talking, With Dad.” Oddly enough, it doesn’t suggest starting with, “You better start talking or so help me I’ll pull this car over!” 


Singer Loses Daughter in Backover Accident

Jun 04 2008

Chapman

I detest having to write on this topic again, but we are obviously not being careful enough. Last month, 15 children in the U.S. lost their lives as a result of being run over in a driveway or parking lot, and many more were critically injured in the same way. 


Insurance Agency Tips for Teen Drivers

May 27 2008

Teen Driver

Thank goodness the wellspring of information we’re inundated with as pregnant women and parents of babies doesn’t lessen as our kids get older. Among our many information-gathering resources are insurance companies helping guide parents when it comes to teen drivers.


Solving the Stopping Distance Riddle

May 02 2008

Don't Tailgate

The on-or-off nature of taillights makes it difficult to judge whether a car in front of us is just slowing down or coming to a complete stop. Apparently, students at Virginia Tech are developing a technology that could help.


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