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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Check Up On Grandpa's Driving With CarCheckup

Teenagers aren't the only people whose driving should be monitored. There is also Grandpa and Grandma.

CarCheckup is a nondescript gray box that plugs into a vehicle’s On-Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) port and records miles traveled, panic braking, heavy acceleration and a myriad of other statistics ranging from RPM to fuel flow. After driving the CarCheckup is plugged into a computer USB port and data is uploaded to the device’s dedicated website — which only works with Windows and Internet Explorer. The data is rendered in a series of charts and graphs onscreen like this one that charts MPH to help you decide whether Grandpa or Grandma should keep the keys:


CarCheckup doesn’t track near-misses, ignored stop signs or omnipresent left turn signals. For that, you’ll have to brave the passenger seat.

[Source: Wired]