Archives by Tag ' Safety '
Nov 16, 2017

  When it comes to what’s under the hood of your vehicle, how much do you know? It’s okay if you’re not a car genius (or even if you are), but there are definitely some basics you need to know. The one we’ll cover today is… drumroll, please… fluids! There are a lot of fluids […]

Nov 10, 2017

  Your windshield wipers are going to come in more and more handy as the winter grows closer and closer. Here are some tips and tricks on knowing when to replace your windshield wipers, and what are some signs that you should look out for. Look at your blades for: Broken frames Metal corrosion Visible […]

Nov 3, 2017

  When you’re entering the parking lot, you know that you’re going into that whole experience expecting fury, rage, annoyance, anger… you get the picture. Right? Is that just me? Well, thank goodness for this blog, because I am about to spring some crazy knowledge on you – if you have manners in the parking […]

Oct 27, 2017

  Remember defensive driving? It seems like a very distant memory from the time when you were in Driver’s Ed as a fresh 16-year-old, getting your license for the first time so you could drive to school. Or something. I don’t know, that’s why I was in Driver’s Ed! Anyway, we all learned about this […]

Sep 22, 2017

  So, it was three weeks ago and I was driving between my house and my boyfriend’s house. Mind you, this is about a fifteen-minute drive, so I wasn’t expecting anything too crazy to happen on my drive. Of course, with my luck, I was so wrong. About halfway there, I started smelling something weird. […]

Sep 15, 2017

  If you’ve ever been caught on the side of the road in an emergency, you’ve probably wanted to have an emergency kit with you. If you had one already, you’re one of the lucky ones! If you didn’t, and still don’t, come on! Putting together a functional emergency kit is super easy and inexpensive […]

Sep 5, 2017

Driving in the dark is something that I definitely have a serious problem with. I am only 24 but I have worse eyesight than my grandmother! This means that my night vision is, of course, totally shot. The way I like to avoid having to drive in the dark is by just refusing to drive […]

Aug 25, 2017

  When we think of gasoline, we usually think of it in terms of “leaded” or “unleaded,” but if you think about it, we never see gasoline that’s not labeled as unleaded anymore. Sure, we have the “regular,” “premium,” and “plus” (or related nomenclature) but it’s never referred to as anything but unleaded. Why is […]

Jul 21, 2017

Some people when they drive, they put the metal to the pedal and hit the ground running. That’s my dad. He has such a heavy foot, that his gas tank probably lasts only a week if that. Mind you he rarely drives. His car isn’t a gas guzzler by any means, he just wastes so […]

Jun 16, 2017

The Mom Arm The mom arm. The original seatbelt. We all know it well. The arm that shoots out in front of you when you need to stop fast in the car, walking across the street, or even when you’re about to step on something you really don’t want to. My mother, grandmother, and even […]