<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Microsoft SharePoint Foundation RSS Generator on 5/19/2013 4:59:58 AM --><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/Community/Drive Along with Tom/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=cda22a6f-a6db-48c8-880b-201d26a3b604" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Drive Along with Tom</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 08:59:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><language>en-US</language><image><title>Drive Along with Tom</title><url>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/_layouts/images/siteIcon.png</url><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom</link></image><item><title>ELECTRIC VEHICLES NOT HOLDING THEIR CHARGE</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/electric-vehicles-not-holding-their-charge.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/electric-vehicles-not-holding-their-charge.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The premise and promise of electric vehicles has received extraordinary media attention in the past decade, exciting those who believe they could be the answer to using fossil fuels in our vehicles and would keep dollars in drivers’ wallets.
It’s not happening, according to a J.D. Power and Associa... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Automobiles/default.aspx">Automobiles</category></item><item><title>STUDY CLAIMS MORE WOMEN DRIVERS TODAY THAN MEN</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/study-claims-more-women-drivers-today-than-men.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/study-claims-more-women-drivers-today-than-men.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Women are beginning to outnumber men on the highway, according to a study by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute.
The implications: women are more likely to purchase smaller, safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles; they spend less time behind the wheel; they live longer a... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Automobiles/default.aspx">Automobiles</category><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>HOLIDAY FESTIVIES OFTEN INCLUDE DRINKING THAT SOMETIMES ENDS IN DEATH</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/holiday-festivies-often-include-drinking-that-sometimes-ends-in-death.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/14/holiday-festivies-often-include-drinking-that-sometimes-ends-in-death.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s the worst kind of news. Someone went out to have a good time, visited with friends or family and ended up in the morgue the next day as one of the 10,000 people who lose their lives each year by driving drunk.
We've all heard the messages on the safe thing to do:
 Don’t drink and drive. Use a... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>HOW MUCH DO TRAFFIC OFFENSES RAISE INSURANCE RATE</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/05/how-much-traffic-offenses-raise-insurance-rate.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/12/05/how-much-traffic-offenses-raise-insurance-rate.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A traffic ticket is a red light alerting insurance companies to stop and see how much they should raise your automobile insurance rate.A neat online graphic providing average rate increases is available at www.insurance.com, an insurance website representing several companies that uses the motto “Ma... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>NO-TAX-HIKE PLEDGE FEELS RESPONSIBLE BUT WILL LEAVE AN EXPENSIVE LEGACY</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/27/no-tax-hike-pledge-feels-responsible-but-will-leave-an-expensive-legacy.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/27/no-tax-hike-pledge-feels-responsible-but-will-leave-an-expensive-legacy.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the rough and tumble world of politics, it is easy to troll for votes by pledging not to raise taxes, despite compelling need and a knowledge that a penny saved today will result in dollars spent tomorrow.
South Carolina continues to elect legislators who have signed a no-tax-hike pledge, althou... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Advocacy/default.aspx">Advocacy</category><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>E15 GASOLINE COULD DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE GOVERNMENT MANDATE NEEDS MORE STUDY</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/10/29/e15-gasoline-could-damage-your-vehicle-government-mandate-needs-more-study.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/10/29/e15-gasoline-could-damage-your-vehicle-government-mandate-needs-more-study.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved the use of E15 (85% gasoline and 15% ethanol) in the nation’s fuel pumps.
Yet 95 percent of consumers say they have never heard of E15 and nearly half do not know if it is approved for their car, according to a recent AAA survey.
Only about 12 ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Automobiles/default.aspx">Automobiles</category></item><item><title>ONE IN SIX FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVE DROWSY DRIVING</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/27/one-in-six-fatal-accidents-involve-drowsy-driving.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/27/one-in-six-fatal-accidents-involve-drowsy-driving.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Like so many behind-the-wheel behaviors that drivers know are dangerous, drowsy driving is one that is known but not well observed.
While 8 out of 10 drivers see drowsy driving as a serious threat to their personal safety, 3 out of 10 drivers in a survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety sai... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>SOUTH CAROLINA PARKS ABOUT TO PAY THEIR OWN WAY</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/15/south-carolina-parks-about-to-pay-their-own-way.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/15/south-carolina-parks-about-to-pay-their-own-way.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In a state where revenues are precious, South Carolina’s 47 state parks, covering more than 80,000 acres, are only a year or two away from becoming self-sufficient.
South Carolina’s park user fees are designed to avoid needing revenue from the state’s general fund to keep the parks well maintained ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Hospitality/default.aspx">Hospitality</category></item><item><title>LICENSE TO READ YOUR LICENSE PLATE  </title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/09/license-to-read-your-license-plate.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/11/09/license-to-read-your-license-plate.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[If someone steals your car, do you want police to be able to photograph vehicle license plates in hopes of catching the thief?If you are just driving – anywhere – do you want police photographing your license plate and putting it in a database for a limited amount of time?
Public safety versus priv... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Traffic Safety/default.aspx">Traffic Safety</category></item><item><title>CELL PHONES - NOT IN MY RESTAURANT</title><link>http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/10/29/cell-phones-not-in-my-restaurant.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/2012/10/29/cell-phones-not-in-my-restaurant.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Like the nationwide use of cell phones while driving, cell phone use inside restaurants has been proliferating, sometimes causing delays in check-out lines, disturbing nearby diners and creating a different eating environment.
The conflict has two sides with restaurants and their owners in the midd... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Whitney Berongi</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://carolinas.aaa.com/Community/Drive Along with Tom/archive/tags/Hospitality/default.aspx">Hospitality</category></item></channel></rss>