As gasoline prices fluctuate in each day’s headlines, conservation is taking on a new importance. The automotive industry is doing its part with research and development into various technologies, some of which may make it to the marketplace. But until then, motorists are looking for concrete steps they can take to help them use less gas, save money and help…
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The Automotive Industry And 2008 What Will The Future Hold
Rising fuel prices, unstable financial markets and taxation changes with the apparent aim of getting us to use our cars less often (or at least pay more to use them) have been just some of the issues that have affected the automotive industry in the past 12 months. This article looks at what 2008 may hold for the automotive industry…
Wide Open Spaces How To Share The Roads Peacefully With Trucks
On your local news program, you may hear stories about an “out of control” truck wiping out a car load of people or destroying property. The media sensationalizes the facts, often putting most of the blame with the truckers. However, many times that is not the case. For the most part, truckers are responsible drivers who are diligent about road…
Car Insurance Uninsured Cars To Be Crushed
Are you one of the one in twenty motorists who regularly drive without insurance? You’d better watch out – your car could be heading for the crusher and shipped off to the world’s biggest scrap smelter in China! New powers now allow the police to seize, impound and crush any car found on the road without insurance. A pilot scheme…
Kids Join Forces With Police In Speeding Crackdown
Schoolchildren in Central Wales have been acting as ad-hoc prosecutors in an attempt to reduce the speed of motorists on the roads in Powys. Pupils from Radnor Valley County Primary School learned how to use laser speed cameras to measure the speed of speeding cars, which can cause accidents necessitating car insurance claims. However, speeding motorists – who often risk…
Don T Sweat It Cooling System Maintenance Is Easy
When AAA reports that millions of vehicles overheat each year, it’s clear that people are apprehensive about cooling system maintenance. Compounding the anxiety is the overwhelming number of coolant formulas and colors on store shelves today. It’s no wonder that motorists simply don’t know which antifreeze/coolant is right for their vehicles. But now, drivers no longer need to worry; there…
Driving Without Car Insurance Soon They Ll Lock You Up And Throw Away The Key
See, a couple months back a young married woman ran a red light (accidentally) and smashed into my car. Astonishingly enough, she had 2 weeping children by her side with no driver’s license. As she frantically scrambled for her phone to call her husband, he arrived shortly with the insurance information scribbled on a crumpled piece of scratch paper. Being…