Risks Higher For Teen Drivers With Teen Passengers

Risks are higher for teenage drivers with teen passengers, and new research points to behaviors that are increasing the risks.

When teenagers drive with peers in their vehicles, they drive faster than other motorists and leave less distance between themselves and the vehicles in front of them. They more frequently engage in other risky behaviors like speeding. These are the findings of a recent study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Westat. Read more . . .

Reducing Pothole Damage

Spring has sprung. Across the country, flowers are beginning to peek their way out of nascent bushes. Robins are returning from their winter vacations, and another harbinger of the vernal season has started to emerge from the snow and slush–potholes.

Winter weather doesn’t just take its toll on us human beings; it also plays havoc with our roads. Repeated freezing and thawing can chew up a road surface, filling it with holes, some so deep they can easily swallow up a wheel and tire. Often filled with water that Read more . . .

Steps To Sell Your Car

Selling your car can be a long and drawn out process if done the wrong way.Sold! Save yourself some time and money by following the steps below:

  • Research the value before you place a classified ad. Too high a price will scare people away.
  • Take into consideration the mileage, condition, and the records you have kept. People will be more willing to buy a car if you kept good records of all maintenance.
  • When arriving at an asking price look at several online sources and get an average cost. Most sites use different databases for pricing information and your best price is an average from all of the sites. Read more . . .

Do You Know Your Car’s True Identity?

With electronic funds transfer, online purchasing, and credit cards everywhere, the problem of identity theft is a hot topic for consumers, retailers, and law enforcement. Recently a series of ads running in heavy rotation on television has pointed out the problem in a blatantly in-your-face way. But now identity theft has a new wrinkle. The stolen identities aren’t those of people; they are the identities of cars. In fact, if you are driving a used car these days, that car might not be what you think it is, and the difference could end up costing you thousands of dollars. Read more . . .

Getting Top Dollar For Your Used Car

How much is your time worth? No, this is not a rhetorical question; it is something you should immediately determine if you are considering selling your current vehicle yourself rather than trading it in, especially if you are about to buy a new vehicle.

If you don’t figure out what your time is worth, you might well spend costly hour upon hour engaging in amateur salesmanship only to find you would have been better off trading the old boat in to the dealer where you purchased your new car. Or, conversely, you might discover that selling your car yourself is more than worth your while. Read more . . .