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DIY Car Safety Check

But just because you can pay someone else to change your oil and rotate your tires and keep your engine purring, that doesn’t get you off the hook for everything. It helps to perform a quick DIY car safety check every time you hit the road. It may sound like a bit of an inconvenience, but […]

August 23, 2012 More
 

5 Important Questions to Determine if Your Teen is Ready to Drive

Only parents are capable of understanding the fear that accompanies the thought of their children reaching driving age. For many, that fear is enough to cause them to forbid their teenagers from sliding behind the wheel at all. But is taking such a hard line approach against letting your kids become teen drivers? Not exactly. […]

August 20, 2012 More
 

The Worst Driving Mistakes People Make

Be honest – if you had a dime for every lousy driver you saw on the road, you’d be wealthy ten times over. What’s even scarier is that there are new drivers hitting the roadways every day. This increases your odds of running into one (literally) or having them run square into you. If you’re […]

August 18, 2012 More
 

Pros and Cons of Buying an SUV

There’s been a good deal of debate surrounding the pros and cons of SUVs, and we’re here to… well, not settle the debate. But we’ll certainly add some fuel to the fire by providing you with some information that might help decide whether buying an SUV is the right choice for you. Take a look. […]

August 15, 2012 More
 

5 of the Safest Family Cars on the Road

You love fast cars, convertibles, and the coolest looking cars out there… and then at some point in your life you start a family. One child followed by another, and another. Just after starting a family your views change and your number one priority is making sure that you keep your family as safe as […]

August 13, 2012 More
 

When Should Kids Stop Using Car Seats?

If you’ve got kids, you’re probably already well versed on the critical importance of ensuring that you don’t so much as back out of your driveway without ensuring they’re properly secured in their car seats. But there’s actually a lot more to kids and car seats than you may know – including guidelines that tell […]

August 10, 2012 More
 

Common Distractions in Your Car That Cause Accidents

According to the National Safety Council (the people who really know all about this sort of thing) there’s an accident every 24 seconds caused by cell phones and texting. So far this year, that’s about 760,000 wrecks. If that’s not enough to scare you into wanting to stay home and never get into a car again, there’s more: distracted driving […]

August 9, 2012 More
 

When to Use Your Emergency Brake

People love abbreviations and shortenings of language. It’s almost as if they can’t be troubled to speak an additional three syllables. Sometimes it can be fun and cool to bestow a catchy nickname on your favorite person or thing. But there are some abbreviations that simply shouldn’t be allowed. One perfect example is “e-brake.” When […]

August 8, 2012 More
 

10 Essential Car Emergency Kit Items for Parents

Sometimes being a parent is a lot like being a taxi driver, without the added perk of a salary or tips to compensate you for your troubles. What’s even worse, there are precautions you have to take to ensure the safety of your children that no bona fide taxi driver would ever have to consider […]

August 6, 2012 More

Manual vs. Automatic: Reliability and Performance Test

The argument as to whether manual transmission cars are more reliable than automatic cars has been going on for some time. Both sides make valid points. Automatic transmission enthusiasts say that not having to worry about changing gears makes for a safer, more focused driving experience. The stick shift proponents make the point that their transmissions […]

July 31, 2012 More