Laws & Penalties

How To Avoid Hitting Animals With Your Car

  How To Avoid Hitting Animals With Your Car By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET For whatever reasons, incidents of vehicles hitting animals on roads in the United States are increasing. According to State Farm, in one year alone 1.2 million accident claims that involved a vehicle striking an animal were filed. The insurance company has also reported that […]

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Speed and Vehicle Collisions: Cause and Effect?

  Speed and Vehicle Collisions: Cause and Effect? By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET There has been a substantial amount of data published about speeding and the increased risk for collision. Faster drivers have earned a higher accident risk than drivers who do the speed limit. While there are many variables that affect the likelihood of a car accident

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Hypermiling: The Ultimate Way to Save on Gas

  Hypermiling: The Ultimate Way to Save on Gas By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET When you’re serious about saving gas, there is an extreme set of fuel-saving methods you can turn to which are called hypermiling.  You can practice hypermiling techniques on any car, although some techniques need to be adjusted for the unique mechanical characteristics of a

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Preventing A Rollover Accident

  Preventing A Rollover Accident By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET A moment of inattention can turn your comfortable family car into a steel-and-glass deathtrap. Nearly as fatal as a head-on collision, a rollover is not the type of accident from which people generally stroll away. Even if you survive, and happen to be among the tiny statistic with

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Running Out Of Gas: Why You Shouldn’t Risk It

  Running Out Of Gas: Why You Shouldn’t Risk It By DRIVE-SAFELY.NET Due to higher gas prices, many drivers are taking more risks with their cars as far as running the gas down to empty before refilling. But many don’t realize the strain that running out of gas could cause for a car and driver.VIDEO:

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Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

  Electronic Stability Control (ESC) What This Important Safety Feature Actually Does By Aaron Gold Have you heard your mechanic use the acronym ESC or have you read it in your owner’s manual, but don’t know what it means? Short for electronic stability control, ESC is a safety feature that detects and helps prevent your car

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