**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Ashley Thompson . With too many four-wheeled vehicles causing unwanted traffic jams these days, more and more people are switching to motorcycles as their preferred mode of transport. After all, with a motorcycle, you can weave your way through the middle of some traffic jams…
**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Julian Moore. You have been thinking about buying a new vehicle for yourself. You think that the time is right and this will be very convenient instead of taking the daily commute. But since this is the first time you’re buying a vehicle, your…
Growing up as a kid, my dad was a fan of station wagons. He found it handy to pack the vehicle up before going on vacation, compared to having a vehicle with a trunk. He liked the practicality of it. I appreciated his way of thinking and had a couple of station wagons as an…
Recently I’ve been watching many of the Marvel comic movies, which include Ironman, Thor, Hulk, Spiderman and many more. Watching the movies in the prescribed order makes more sense and is a lot of fun. They’re not just heroes. They’re SUPERheroes. They help keep their communities safe. When I was recently teaching a group of…
Sometimes you just need to getaway. You know the feeling. You want to do a trip but don’t have much time. One of my favorite ways to get away is the proverbial road trip. Pack up a few things and off we go. As fun and easy as that sounds, being organized within the vehicle…
Faith in others can seem tough at times. There’s an old saying “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” That may be the case in many things, but with the ever changing motor vehicle, that’s not always the case. To the vehicle owner, finding that qualified automotive repair shop and technician that you…
Over the course of our driving history, there have been many debates. Winter tires versus all-season tires, gasoline versus diesel, all-wheel drive versus front wheel drive and so on. Over the past few years another debate has reared its ugly head – windshield wipers up versus windshield wipers down before the snow/ice storm hits. When…
Modern technology is all around us. It’s in our homes, our places of work, our society and in our vehicles. There can be up to 25 sensors in modern vehicles which help the driver remain safe on the roads. However, some vehicles may not have all of the up-to-date features. Take for example the backup…