Posted by Anonymous on 12:34 PM
Distracted driving can be dangerous for more than just your car. When you allow distractions to take you away from the process of driving, you can put yourself and your family at risk. Unfortunately, there are many things today that can cause distractions in the car, from cell phones and mp3 players to children and food.
The next time you’re driving, make sure you avoid distracted driving by following these tips from eHow:
1. Avoid talking on your cell phone. Some states require you to pull over when using your cell phone while driving.
2. Never multi-task while driving. Do not do things like adjusting your radio, compact disc player...
Posted by Anonymous on 2:22 PM
It’s no secret that everyone is always looking for ways to save money on gas. A vehicle with good fuel economy not only gets more miles per gallon but they also tend to have longer engine lives. The folks over at cartrade.com have outlined a few ways to increase your car’s fuel economy.
Ensuring The Correct Pressure of Tires: Not only for the engine, the right pressure in tires have a huge impact over the fuel efficiency of a car. Keep a regular check over the tyre pressure of your vehicle. Remember that your engine will engulf around 10 per cent extra fuel if the tyre pressure is below recommended PSI. So, all those looking to minimize...
Posted by Anonymous on 2:25 PM
Checking your tire pressure and adding air seems like such a simple task that you don’t even need to think about it. But keeping your tires at the proper pressure and knowing how to fill them correctly is a very crucial task. It will help your tires last longer and make your ride smoother.
This article from Cars.com lists tips for checking your tire pressure as well as instructions for how to fill your tires in order to keep them in the best shape possible.
Before starting
To find your tires' proper inflation level, look for a sticker on the driver-side doorjamb. It displays the vehicle weight restriction and tire information. The info...
Posted by Anonymous on 3:14 PM
From that very first time you sat behind the wheel of a car, there has always been that little sticker in the top left of the windshield that tells you when to get your oil changed. Often the sticker will say the name of the company that last changed the oil, as well as at what mile this company suggests you get the oil changed. While yes, it is a very informative sticker, what the sticker fails to inform us about is why. Why is it so important to get the oil changed every few thousand miles?
To begin we must first know what oil does.
Oil Lubricates. Motor oil is used to prevent the wear and tear of an engine due to metal on metal friction....
Posted by Anonymous on 12:25 PM
Some of the best advice we’ve ever heard: Invest in what goes between you and the ground. That means good shoes, a good mattress and good tires. People often neglect their tires or just don’t pay too much attention to them in general. It’s important to check your tires’ PSI once per month and have them rotated every 5,000 miles.
Here are a handful of tire tips from caranddriver.com we bet you didn’t know :
1. Skinny tires, much taller and narrower than the norm, are coming back. BMW’s i3 electric/plug-in hybrid, which relies on minimal rolling resistance to achieve acceptable driving range, is leading the charge. The i3’s Bridgestone...
Posted by Anonymous on 12:57 PM
“Well gosh officer, I didn’t see the speed limit sign!” – the most common excuse police hear when pulling drivers over, according to an article from Cars.com about a survey done by Insurance.com. The comparison pooled licensed drivers 18 an older. More than a fifth of the drivers polled said when they gave an excuse to the officer that pulled them over they said they couldn’t see the sign that told them not to do something.
There were 10 other popular answers given among drivers polled. They are listed with their percentages below:
I couldn’t see the sign telling me not to do it :20.4%
I’m lost and unfamiliar with the roads: 15.6%
I...
Posted by Anonymous on 3:34 PM
Getting caught in a rainstorm while driving can be a scary thing. You’re not only worried about yourself but those driving around you as well. Defensive driving techniques should always be applied to the road, but even more so when driving in the rain. There are around 707,000 automobile crashes each year due to rain, resulting in approximately 3,300 deaths and 330,200 injuries.
Statefarm has offered a few tips for driving safely in the rain:
1. Turn on those headlights. It’s the law in all states to turn headlights on when visibility is low, and many states also require having the headlights on when the windshield wipers are in use....
