driving

While many think a driver's license is an all-American birthright, young people have been gradually taking a pass on getting behind the wheel. And it's not just high gas prices to blame.

Tolls are increasingly being diverted to pay for transportation projects and other expenses unrelated to roadways, bridges and tunnels used by the motorists who pay the fees, the nation's largest auto club said Wednesday.

Most U.S. drivers think they're better drivers than most of their friends -- even if they speed, call or text when they're behind the wheel. Could you be mistaken about your driving skills?

If you're driving less in this time of high gas prices, you might be eligible to pay less for auto insurance with a new crop of pay-as-you-go plans. But these per-mile policies come with some drawbacks as well, and certain habits -- like driving late at night -- could disqualify you.

As soon as oil prices rise, it takes little time before drivers begin to feel the pain at the pump. But it takes far longer for price decreases to reach consumers. Here's why.

With today's gas prices now 41 cents higher than they were a year ago (now hovering in the $3-plus range), and growing talk about possibly hitting $5 by the end of next year (at least according to a former Shell executive), here's what you need to do to drive down the costs and save at the pump.

Once a clearly defined term that meant "to use force to compel or control a physical thing," drive has become one of the most insidious and overused buzzwords in the business lexicon. What's being driven now is often intangible, and the mechanics of who or what's doing the driving are a mystery. Hey, let's drive some eyeballs to this story!

Gas prices reversed sharply over the past two weeks, falling more than 7 cents to an average of $2.70 a gallon for regular unleaded. A drop in oil prices helped reduce the pain at the pump, bringing gas prices to the lowest level since February.

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Thursday (last updated at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time): Americans Owe Less Credit-Card Debt: Skittish consumers reduced their credit-card indebtedness sharply in the second quarter, credit-rating company TransUnion reported...

U.S. gasoline prices rose about 4 cents per gallon in the last three weeks, according to the latest price survey. The latest Lundberg Survey, conducted on Friday in 38 markets, shows the average price of self-serve regular was $2.77 per gallon, an increase of about 3.9 cents from the last survey...