Road & Travel Magazine

By Sara Hoffman Ever ridden a rollercoaster called the Mad Mouse? Its small, wide cars make tight, flat turns on a narrow track, giving riders the exhilarating rush that they may fall off, but with the security of a seatbelt...

Travel-Ticker.com, an inspirational travel website, just announced its list of the five best Halloween getaway ideas for 2009. Halloween is not a holiday just for trick-or-treaters; it is a much-loved holiday for adults, too (some even fall into both categories!)....

Sure, seeing wildlife is exciting, and deer can be pretty darn cute. But come fall and spring, they're dangerous in areas where they and cars are both prevalent - in fact, they occur most frequently in highly populated and suburban...

Because driving a motor vehicle is a constant task in a very fixed sitting posture, unlike sitting in an office chair, the extra stress has been proven to cause neck and back problems. The driver’s intense focus on avoiding an...

Pack lightly, because airlines are cracking down on baggage charges for 2009 and 2010. Many airlines offer perks programs which exempt or reduce frequent customers these charges, and discounts for pre-paying charges online. Overweight, oversized, and internationally travelling bags may...

In search of a mini October getaway? One option for a Halloween-time getaway is to check out one of the 81% of all amusement parks that become haunted during this month. Haunted attractions at amusement parks have become more and...

Do you ever wish you could be getting more done while you wait for your car to be fixed? Sick of the lame magazines your male-oriented auto shop provides? Women have to get their cars fixed, too! Well, they may...

Due to our vehicles' new high-tech, heavy-duty theft-deterrent systems, it's not suprising that it's not easy to get into a locked car without the keys. And maybe our brains haven't quite caught up with this new technology: in 1980, lockouts...

Despite expensive fuel and economic uncertainty, millions of Americans will be hitting the road over the Labor Day holiday. The National Motorists Association has developed a list of recommendations intended to keep a vacation trip a vacation and not a...

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2010 Chrysler Sebring and 2010 Dodge Avenger are the absolute safest cars out there. They have earned the 2009 Top Safety Pick rating, which is the highest possible rating. When it...

Most people don't think about renting an entire island for that special occasion. It would be too expensive, out of the question. Well…not true. If a group of 10 to 12 rented the entire island of Little Whale Cay in...

Fall's coming - meaning temperature fluctuations and cooler temperatures in general. This period of change revives a common question: when should drivers use air-conditioning in their cars as opposed to rolling down the windows to use fuel the most efficiently?...

When beach-goers can bring pets along, that day at the beach becomes that much more playful. "We know that a day at the beach is even better when you can bring your four-legged companion, so we looked far and wide...