18th May 2009
If you’re around the same vintage as I am (59) you probably remember Jayne Mansfield or at least heard about her.
I know you’re probably wondering what Jayne Mansfield has to do with the automobile industry but actually, she had a lot to do with ...
03rd September 2008
Someone once referred to people who parallel park by feel as “braille parkers.”
Anyone who parks in a parking garage or on the street knows all too well the risks involved. Dents, dings and scratches usually end up all over your vehicle, especia...
29th July 2008
Did you know that when your vehicle is rear-ended you actually accelerate 2.5 times faster than your vehicle?
When most people are asked about how fast they think the other driver was going when they were rear ended they usually respond with something ...
15th May 2008
Years ago you wouldn’t dare drive anywhere without a spare tire. Back in the 50’s when I first started to drive you needed a couple of sets of tires on hand. Summer tires and winter tires and, if you got 25,000 miles out of them you were lucky. Ba...
02nd April 2008
Did you know that over four billion dollars each year is spent on automobile repairs – just from backing accidents! That's right: Self-Inflected Vehicle Damage. We hardly have to worry about someone else running into us – or do we?
Although over...
28th March 2008
Driving Without Your Ball Mount!
Go Ahead Hit Me…
Although I don't condone you drive around with your ball mount when you're not pulling a trailer (and some states are working on legislation to prevent this) there are two reasons why thousands of ...
25th March 2008
Someone once referred to motorists driving on the highway without insurance as "naked" drivers. Well, there's a lot more of them driving on the roadway today than ever before and its only getting worse.
As of 2004, 14.6% of all the drivers on the road...
20th March 2008
The two most frequent vehicle accidents are getting hit while parked and rear end collision. For the rear end collision, approximately 75% of them are less than 10 miles per hour, 94% occur on straight roads and most are direct hits. The average claim i...
12th March 2008
You know when I was first learning to drive, my dad would jokingly say, “back-up until it sounds expensive”. Well, back in those days – the 50’s and 60’s - you actually could do that. You could smack into something and there would hardly be a ...
11th March 2008
You’ve seen them. The toys that proliferate the vehicles with receiver hitches! You’ve probably got one or two – I do. Hitch covers, lighted hitch covers, hitch steps, lighted hitch steps, propellers, cartoon characters, and the list goes on.
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10th March 2008
Myth #1: If you see that you’re going to get rear-ended and you “tense up” you’re more likely to get injured.
Fact: Researchers like Dr. Arthur Croft from the San Diego Spine and Research Clinic and his human crash dummies say you’re less l...
10th March 2008
Every year hundreds of children and adults are injured and some are killed as a result of vehicles backing over these victims. Most back up accidents involve children under the age of 5 and elderly persons over 60 years of age. These backing up deaths o...
10th March 2008
The Two Most Common Vehicle Accidents
If we take a lesson from well documented fleet vehicle accidents you’ll find that the two most frequent vehicle accidents for fleets are:
1. Getting Hit While Parked and
2. The Rear End Collision....
03rd March 2008
80% of all rear end collisions are caused by following too close (tailgaters), inattentive drivers, distracted drivers and drivers with poor judgement. Don't let these drivers ruin your day, cripple your family, steal your deductible, wreck your vehicle ...
25th February 2008
Why Pickup Truck And SUV Bumpers Will Never Get Better
Bumpers have been a long standing battle between automakers and auto insurers with consumers stuck in the middle. Automakers want to make lighter, lower-cost (and higher-profit) vehicles with slee...
