Give Us a Brake!
Tweet Every consumer who drives, not those with Toyotas, heard about the big recalls within the last couple of years. Design flaws and malfunctioning parts created quite the dangers in vehicles on the road without many drivers even knowing, until it was too late. When you Google “possible brake problems,” the themes that come up […]
Move Over!
Tweet In Arizona, officers and other emergency personnel know all too well how close of a call can happen when high speed motorists don’t move over when they are attending to a situation on the side of the road or highway. They get out of their patrol vehicle, are speaking with the driver, and suddenly […]
Are You Seeing Flashing Lights?
Tweet Night driving is challenging enough without having the oncoming cars flashing brights at us. It is customary to flash an oncoming vehicle if they are on brights and we need dims or to warn someone of an upcoming speed trap. However, if we find we are getting this signal all the time and we […]
Cornering and Flying Over Bumps Isn’t Good Driving
Tweet Our vehicles are made to sustain a certain amount of abuse, however excessive hard driving can really bring on the wear in a hurry. Going too fast around corners, a few screeched tires, and a little cramming on the brakes is the normal way a teenager drives, but it shouldn’t be the normal driving […]
Can You Interpret The Signs, Sounds, Feels Of Your Brakes?
Tweet Brakes. When it comes to your car’s safety, there’s not much that’s more important than your brakes. Unfortunately, there’s nothing convenient about checking your brakes, so most of us rely on the dashboard light if our car is so equipped or the squeal that signals that the brake pads are worn. The bad news […]
Wishing You a Safe Holiday Driving Season
Tweet We are all heading out on the roads at some point this holiday season. Some of will be departing from relatives’ houses, others will take to the roads for some post-Christmas retail therapy. But as we all venture out of our homes and onto the roadways this New Years, let’s remember to be safe, […]
Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Backup Assistance
Tweet U.S. auto-safety regulators are proposing legislation that would require backup cameras to be installed on all new cars by the year 2014. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are an average of 292 fatalities and 18,000 injuries each year as a result of back-over accidents. Nearly 80% of that total involves […]