safety
Driving safe in the rain: What you should know
Driving safe in the rain: What you should know Most drivers do not taking driving in the rain as seriously as they should, but wet-weather can cause serious car crashes resulting in injuries or death. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are nearly 707,00 car crashes due to rain, resulting in around 3,300…
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The Danger of Utility Trailers
The Danger of Utility Trailers One minute you’re driving down the highway without a care, and the next minute you have a runaway trailer coming full speed at your vehicle. It’s not something you expect every day, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are over 400 people killed and 20,000…
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Tire Wise: Tire Safety
Tire Wise: Tire Safety Tire maintenance is crucial to safety in vehicles considering that everything rides on it. Ensuring tires are safe can prevent tire failure. Tire blowouts and failure can result in severe car crashes. Here are a few tips in order to extend the life of your tires and to keep you safe…
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What happens if you miss a recall?
What happens if you miss a recall? With only 70 percent of recalled vehicles ever being fixed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are thousands of vehicles on the road with open recalls and defects today. Some of this is due to owners ignoring recalls. Another large part is that owners never get…
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What Baby Products to Avoid
What Baby Products to Avoid It can be easy to trust department stores and large brands to make high quality safe products, but not all products are safe. There have been many popular baby and childcare products that are unfortunately associated with injures and death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that 40 percent…
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The Dangers of Letting Your Child Sleep In Car Seats
The Dangers of Letting Your Child Sleep In Car Seats While many parents put a great deal of trust in car seats to keep their child safe, there are some hidden dangers to letting your child fall asleep in them. Car seats for the most part do an excellent job at protecting children in the…
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How automakers plan to eliminate rear-end collisions
How automakers plan to eliminate rear-end collisions Rear-end collisions account for a third of all car crashes. After years of trying to figure out how to prevent these accidents, automakers have started implementing technology to help reduce the amount of rear-end collisions. Accidents cost Americans billions of dollars every year and lead to injuries and…
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New Auto Safety Technology Come With Little Technology for Drivers
New Auto Safety Technology Come With Little Technology for Drivers Safety technology has allowed vehicles to almost completely drive themselves, but with the new technology additions to vehicles there has been little to no education for drivers. Vehicles can brake themselves before getting too close to another object, move back into its lane if it…
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Questions Arise Over Volkswagen’s Low Injury Reports
Questions Arise Over Volkswagen’s Low Injury Reports Volkswagen’s extremely low injury reports raise questions on how accurate they actually are. Although everyone wants good numbers when it comes to death and injury claims for automakers, Volkswagen’s appear to be too good to be true. In fact, the average reporting rate of competitors is nine times…
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls 900,000 SUVs for airbags and brakes
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 900,000 SUVs for airbags and brakes Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles due to issues with airbag deployment and anti-lock braking systems. The first recall affects 284,089 2003 Jeep Liberty and 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in the United States due to a defect with airbag components that could affect airbag…
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