Determining Age of a Tire When it comes to
determining the age of a tire, it is easy to identify when a tire was manufactured by reading its Tire Identification Number Full Story
VIN Decode Explained What do the numbers and letters in a VIN
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Ultimate Speed Secrets The drivers' guide to going faster!. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Ultimate Speed Secrets covers
everything you need to know. Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, Ultimate Speed Secrets will give you the information you need to
succeed!
Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers, Car crashes—the #1 killer of teens—take about 3,000 young lives every year. That's 8 teen deaths each day that
can be prevented. As a parent, you should know that the main cause of teen crashes is driver inexperience. Full details
2011Booster Seat evaluations,
A good fit is easier than ever to find when shopping for a booster seat, new ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show. A record 31 seats have been designated Best
Bets, meaning they correctly position a vehicle safety belt on a typical 4 to 8 year-old in almost any car, minivan, or SUV. Prices for these top-rated seats range from less than $15 to several hundred
dollars. Full Story
Car Crash Injury Risk Greater for Women Drivers, Female drivers are more likely than males to be injured in motor vehicle crashes, possibly because of a lack
of vehicle safety features tailored to women, a new report suggests.Full Story
all-new Jensen Interceptor will be launched Full Story
TEEWAVE AR.1 New electric 2-seater sports car uses a carbon fibre component system
Drinking and Driving: A Threat to Everyone, U.S. adults got behind the wheel after drinking too much about 112 million times in 2010. Though episodes of drinking and
driving have gone down by 30% during the past 5 years, it remains a serious problem. Alcohol-impaired drivers are involved in about 1 in 3 crash deaths, resulting in nearly 11,000 deaths in 2009. Full Story
Professional Driver Car of the Year for 2011, The Professional Driver Car of the Year for 2011 is the BMW 730Ld – reclaiming the crown it won back in 2009. As well as the
overall Car of the Year Award, the BMW 730Ld also won the Chauffeur Car of the year category, fighting off off tough competition from the new Audi A8L, as well as from last year's Professional Driver Car of the
Year, the Jaguar XJL. Full Details
Buying a Car Online? Read This First, most transactions are conducted lawfully and securely, there are instances when criminals insert themselves into the marketplace,
hoping to trick potential victims into falling for one of their scams. shoppers also are being victimized by fraudulent vehicle sales and false claims of vehicle protection programs Full Details
President Obama Announces New Fuel Economy Standards President announced program to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas for all new cars and trucks sold
in the United States. These new standards will cover cars and light trucks for Model Years 2017-2025, requiring performance equivalent to 54.5 mpg in 2025 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 163 grams per
mile. Full Story
Unsecured Loads in Cars can be Major Threat to Safety on Summer Getaways Millions of families taking to the roads on holiday this summer risk
increasing the severity of road accidents by failing to correctly load their cars, according to a major survey conducted by Goodyear Dunlop. Goodyear Dunlop asked over 5,600 motorists in 15
countries for their views on the demands and distractions of summer driving,
'Leave Prepared, Arrive Safe' Road Safety campaign. Based on a thorough evaluation of the survey data, Goodyear Dunlop has developed 'Top Summer Safety Tips' to help drivers and their families reduce the dangers of the summer exodus.
The world's greenest rally car has been kicked out of its championship because it's too fast. The petrol-electric Honda Insight hybrid, which competes in the
Formula 1000 rally championship, has been asked to withdraw following concerns from rival competitors that it has an unfair advantage, after dominating the 2011 series with two wins and a second place
from the first three rounds. Full Story
Did You Know?
Research on distracted driving reveals some surprising facts 20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving. Of those killed
in distracted-driving-related crashed, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes).
In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted
driving. The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group – 16 percent of all drivers younger than 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported to
have been distracted while driving.
Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves Using a cell phone use while driving, whether it's hand-held or
hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. Full Story
Keeping Our Kids Safe - six common dangers that even the most careful parents can overlook, and some tips on how to avoid them, Details
Leaving Children in Cars Can Prove Fatal Leaving a child inside a car, even for a short period of time, may often prove fatal. In the past nine years, an
estimated 320 children have died due to heatstroke after being trapped or intentionally left inside a vehicle. While the temperature outside may not be unbearably hot, the temperature inside a sealed car
can reach levels between 45 to 50 degrees higher. Tests from GM and Safe Kids Worldwide indicate the temperatures inside a car with the windows rolled up can increase by 19 to 20 degrees in 10 minutes.
These rising temperatures compiled with the fact that a child's core body temperature increases at rates three to five times faster than adults create deadly combinations, safety experts warn.
