I live in Detroit: one of the cities with the highest rates of auto theft in the nation. Here are some tips from an expert on how to avoid getting your car (or any of the contents of your car) stolen.
Be a Smart Parker
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Volvo has the honor of being the first to implement seat belts in 1849. The first U.S. patent for automobile seat belts was issued to Edward J. Claghorn of New York, New York on February 10, 1885.
This patent was described as a Safety-Belt for tourists that was “designed to be applied to a the person, and provided with hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object.”
Sixteen is the age where someone finally gets a car, but before someone can drive, they need to obtain a state issued drivers license. However, it appears in the metro Atlanta area, this requirement to drive is becoming useless. Between August and October, there have been several accidents, some minor and some extensive, caused by non-licensed drivers according to the information gathered from several metro Atlanta police reports.
Is it difficulty to obtain a state issued license? It must be due to the large amount of people driving without license. According to the metro Atlanta police reports, they usually are the cause of the accident, and very rare they would be the victim of the accident. In either case, the person charged with no license faces major consequences, so why not go ahead and get a license to reduce any charges if an accident should occur.
Car accidents that cause injuries have happened virtually since automobiles were invented. The first recorded accidental injury occurred in 1869. An Irish woman named Mary Ward was thrown out of the steam-powered carriage she was riding in when it hit an especially deep rut in the road. She was immediately crushed by one of the wheels, her injuries causing an instantaneous death. Her cousin had actually been the inventor of this new type of vehicle, in a cruel example of irony.
Over the last 25 years or so, car accident injuries resulting in deaths have declined an impressive 50% worldwide. This is due primarily to increased emphasis by both governments and car manufacturers on safety, including the standard use of air bags to reduce the number of severe injuries and deaths caused by front and side car-to-car collisions.
290,607 road users were killed or injured in the UK in 2003, 188,342 of those were the drivers or passengers in cars (Department for Transport). With the amount of cars on our roads multiplying by the year it is not surprising that accidents are frequent and that injuries such as whiplash affect so many people. Around 20% of rear end accidents result in a whiplash injury.
The incidence of neck injury to front seat passengers is higher (16 per cent) than for rear seat passengers (10 per cent) in rear end collisions, and front-seat passengers fare worse for neck sprains (19 per cent) than drivers (15 per cent). (What a Pain in the Neck – dotpharmacy.co.uk)
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Nationwide the results are showing an increase in accidents across the board. There is a marked increase in DUI’s and numerous other night time accidents. According to the Institute for Highway and Traffic Safety, many of these accidents are avoidable or at least their severity greatly reduced. For the purpose of this article we consulted the safety experts of the state police and firefighters of several states and specifically asked them what worked best. Below are their recommendations and tips for improving driver safety and reducing the incidence or probability of an accident.
Their first tip was to increase the following distance. Aggressive driving and following too close can easily result in a rear end collision, especially at night when vision is reduced and reaction time is slowed. A good rule of thumb is to allow at least one car length of distance between cars for each 10 mph increment. So, for 10 mph 1 car length will suffice and for 60 mph at least 6 car lengths or more. This will allow for proper reaction time and braking in an emergency. Also watch out for cars switching lanes without using turn signals. If you follow too closely there may be another car stopped in you lane that you will not have time to stop for.
It is best to prepare for an auto accident before it ever happens. One good idea to sign up with a company like the CSAA (AAA) to save money on towing. You should also have a cell phone so you can call the towing company if you get in an accident.
If you get in an auto accident, and you are unable to drive your car, you must move off of the road. Try to move your auto to the shoulder of the road. If you are in the middle of the road and cannot get it safely to the side of the road, leave your hood up as a sign that there is something wrong with your car. Someone will probably call the authorities to get your car safely off the road.
The truck wash industry and rail car cleaning sub-sector use lots of chemicals to clean. Here is a horrible story of what happens when businesses allow their employees to remove chemicals from the property. Not more than a year ago an employee took homes so Hydrofluoric Acid, he intended to use it on some car parts to clean them. He put the chemical in a water bottle and took it home. He wanted to keep it cool, because it is a dangerous chemical so he put it in the refrigerator. His roommate was thirsty when he later came home from work and accidentally; Yah you guessed it. He drank it.
Being in the carwash business I heard the story, which is true and thought of the company in question and realized that this is not their first serious with regards to their use of hydrofluoric acid. The other lawsuit I had heard of was with rear view mirrors on trucks on freightliners by an OEM supplier, do not know if they decided to file or not. The company was not a franchise like our company, (truckwashguys.com) but they have a lot of locations.
The laws of physics work every time for good or for pain; in this case for pain. Good driving technique, mindfulness or knowledge of physics; either of these applied in this moment could have prevented this accident. There are a number of factors contributing to this accident. We will only discuss the physics portion here.
To perform a wheelie the bike must be made to rotate around the center of the axle in the rear wheel. This is done by ove rthrottling and/or help from the driver in terms of shifting the drivers weight to the rear. It will be simpler to look at the case in which only over throttling occurs. The following is a conceptual explanation, not a detailed analysis of forces, vectors, torques etc.
Present generation cars and vehicles are so well teamed up with advanced safety gadgets that accidents should not even be remote possibilities. Yet, we hear of road-accidents every now and then. In fact, fatalities of accidents far outnumber deaths due to other causes and in most cases, you will come to know that the accident could have been avoided had the one behind the wheel abided by safe driving tips. Remember, safe driving tips translate into safety and well being for you as well as others sharing the tarmac with you.
Speed, in all probability, is the most vital of all the safe driving tips. Reckless driving and exceeding speed limit will amount to committing suicide. Maintaining the legal speed limit promises you all the advantages and gives you a superior control while you drive a vehicle.
Your car has broken down, and now you need to pay for towing, and repairs. Sometimes these repairs cost unexpected hundreds or thousands of dollars. What are your options?
1. Be Prepared
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The winter and driving shopping season is right around the corner. We need to remember that in the winter, with snow and freezing conditions, our driving tactics need to change. Accidents will occur on the snow and ice that wouldn’t on dry pavement. This article will cover the important things to remember and how to drive safely.
The most important thing that everyone needs to remember is that you cannot stop as fast on icy or snow covered pavement. You need to drive slower which will give you more time to slow down. When you need to come to a stop anywhere give yourself more time by starting to slow down earlier than usual. When driving behind other vehicles make sure that you leave a bigger distance between you and the vehicle in front. This way you will have more time to slow down and also react to unexpected stops.
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