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How Worn Rear Tire Tread on a Front Wheel Drive Can Cause a Crash

By | June 1st, 2017

Some frugal car owners with front wheel drive may be tempted to buy new tires for the front wheels only. The reasoning behind this is that the front wheels seem to do everything that matters while the rear wheels just go along for the ride. After all, the front wheel accelerates the car and does the steering. These two vital functions require good tire tread. Once all four tires wear down after careful tire rotation, you can spend half as much money by only replacing the front tires. As long as the.

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Uncontrolled Acceleration: The Cause of Deadly Car Accidents

By | June 1st, 2017

Two frightening ways of losing control of your car are loss of brakes and uncontrolled acceleration. Unlike losing your brakes, the consequences of an uncontrolled acceleration get deadlier with each second of its occurrence. Your vehicle is going ever faster, which increases the crash energy of a car accident by the square of your speed. Dealing with Uncontrolled Acceleration The first thing you should try is pressing down firmly on the brake. Brakes in good condition should have no problems counteracting the car’s acceleration. After slowing down, pull over to the side.

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Driverless Cars in Our Future

By | June 1st, 2017

There are more and more driverless cars on the road. There are an increasing number of companies running experimental driverless car programs. Apple, Google, Uber, and Tesla are a few of the better-known companies running these experiments. Many of us have seen these cars on the road. What will happen when these vehicles go mainstream? Thousands of people are killed and many more are injured in accidents across the country every year. Millions of dollars in losses in property damage are incurred in thousands of accidents every year. Will driverless.

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Avoid a Crash by Improving Your Driving Focus

By | May 25th, 2017

If you’ve been in a serious car crash before, then you have more motivation than most to avoid car accidents. Car accidents are traumatic, can cause debilitating injury, and keep you out of work for an extended time. If you haven’t been in an accident, don’t assume they only happen to other people. It only takes one small mistake made by you or someone else on the road. The key to avoiding many car accidents is focusing on both your driving and the road. Here are four suggestions on improving.

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Accidents While Backing

By | May 25th, 2017

Many accidents occur while backing up. Drivers do not always have a good view of traffic or obstacles behind them. Newer cars are equipped with a rear camera to provide visibility for the driver. These cameras are helpful but may give the driver a false sense of security. The view is often distorted and does not give a perfect assessment of depth perception. The camera lens is also subject to being partially blocked by road dirt. Safe backing requires a continuous view of the rear and sides of the vehicle..

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Car vs. Restaurant

By | May 18th, 2017

It seems like once a week we hear about a car careening into a restaurant. Luckily, in many instances no one is injured or worse. That is not always the case. Serious injuries to innocent patrons are not uncommon. Catastrophic damage can also result to the structure. What causes a vehicle to drive into a restaurant or retail establishment? Many causes have been reported including: Mechanical defect Operator mistaken hits gas instead of break Operator thought car was in reverse to back out of parking space but was in drive.

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Avoid a Car Accident While Driving in the Mountains This Summer: 4 Tips

By | May 18th, 2017

Although they look beautiful on postcards, mountains are dangerous places. They’re dangerous for hikers, small aircraft, and motorists. They’re the one place where being in a car doesn’t necessarily guaranty a safe passage. Their main problems are sudden storms, the effect of altitude on your engine’s performance, and the steep grades, which are hard on your engine while going uphill, and hard on your engine and brakes while going downhill. The consequences of losing control can be a devastating car accident. Keep these four tips in mind when driving through the.

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Common Causes of Pedestrian Wrongful Death

By | May 11th, 2017

When a two ton motor vehicle hits a pedestrian in an accident, the pedestrian always loses. Pedestrian deaths are on the rise because of increased motor vehicle traffic and increased distraction in the form of technological gadgets such as mobile devices and GPS. Of course, technology isn’t the only type of driver distraction, but it has added to the numerous ways that distracted driving can occur. Although pedestrians aren’t always faultless, too many pedestrian wrongful deaths occur because of driver negligence or recklessness. This problem isn’t a motorist vs pedestrian.

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How Experienced Drivers Get into Car Accidents

By | May 4th, 2017

According to the insurance companies, young inexperienced drivers have a high risk of getting into a car accident. In addition, a person with a driving record full of accidents will likely continue this pattern. Does this mean older and more seasoned motorists are safe drivers. Not necessarily. If a motorist is not actively focused on defensive driving, she is at risk of having a car accident. This is true even if the she hasn’t been in one for many years. Why is this? Because these people are driving without full use of their greatest asset:.

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Millions of People Will Die in a Car Crash This Year

By | April 20th, 2017

Given the manner in which a lot of people drive, it’s clear that a lot of people don’t take car accidents seriously. You might feel as if a car crash just isn’t going to happen to you. As many as 1.25 million people will die every single year in a road traffic accident. They also probably believed that a car crash couldn’t happen to them. A car crash isn’t going to kill every single person involved. Around twenty to fifty million people will sustain injuries in car crashes that aren’t fatal. However,.

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