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The majority of senior drivers do not discuss their potential driving limitations with their families or doctors, according to a new study.

A late winter nor’easter is threatening to drop a foot or more of snow on much of the Northeast through Tuesday, with New York City, parts of northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut under a blizzard warning from the National Weather Service. On major highways, speed will be restricted, HOV highways lane will not open in some areas and some...

A new study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirmed that millennials can’t seem to put down their cellphones, even when they’re behind the wheel. After surveying over 2,500 Americans, AAA concluded that 19- to 24-year-olds are more inclined than any other age group to check their phones for texts while in the driver’s seat.

With a snowstorm bringing more than a foot of snow to parts of the East Coast Thursday, here’s a reminder that the best thing to do is stay home. Winter storms contribute to more than 2,000 road deaths every winter and nearly a half-million crashes, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Research suggests that more car crashes, injuries and deaths are happening on the roads because of litter and debris.

Nearly 8 of every 10 U.S. drivers admit expressing anger, aggression or road rage at least once in the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.