Deciding how often you should wash your car is dependent upon a lot of factors including the time of year, where you live, how often you drive, and so on. For instance, if it’s the dead of winter and you live somewhere with heavy amounts of snow, you’ll need to wash it more often than […]

When you get behind the wheel, your focus needs to be on arriving at your destination safely. Nothing else. Shifting or diverting your focus to other tasks while driving can put you and everyone with whom you share the road at risk. Fortunately, there are many ways to prevent distracted driving. When we say “distracted […]

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Deciphering between types of insurance coverage and picking out the levels of protection you want and need can be an exhausting process. Even if your driving record is pristine, you’ll still want to be covered in the event of an accident or mishap beyond your control. When it comes to coverage questions like “do I […]

If you are behind the wheel of your vehicle and cause an accident, your insurance will, depending on your policy and coverage, cover the cost of repairs for your vehicle as well as other vehicles or property that may have sustained damage. But what if it’s not you behind the wheel of your vehicle? What […]

If you find yourself changing a flat tire on the side of the road, you might be asking yourself: how long can you drive on a spare tire? Well, the answer to that question depends on a few different factors. The most important variable when it comes to how long you can drive on a […]

Accidents happen to the best of us. You can take every precaution imaginable to keep your car in pristine condition, but no amount of preparation can prevent the occasional run in with a falling tree branch, flash flood, hailstorm, runaway shopping cart, or your classic fender bender. Should you find yourself in such an unfortunate […]

The idea of “right of way” is integral in sharing the road with fellow motorists. It’s one of the most important lessons new drivers learn, and yet it’s one of the most misunderstood for motorists at every age. Sure, most drivers are familiar with the basics, but we figured we’d dive a little deeper and […]

Winter driving can be extremely dangerous and there’s unfortunately no way around that. Blizzard conditions can severely limit visibility and icy roads can make even the simplest of drives a slippery and hazardous expedition. And as snow piles up on roadways, it can be far too easy to get your vehicle lodged with no apparent […]

When a vehicle has turned over its last tick on the odometer and is unequivocally and permanently out of commission, more often than not, it means scrap yard purgatory is its impending final destination. Every year, more than 12 million automobiles are scrapped, and unfortunately (unlike the lucrative business of metal recycling) plastic bumper recycling […]