Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category

Is It A ‘Sin’ To Talk On Your Cell Phone While Driving?

Posted by christiancarguy on 26 February, 2010
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I wouldn’t have thought so a couple of days ago, but I have honestly changed both my view on this and my lifestyle. Uh, oh a reformed cell driver!
 
What changed my life was tomorrow’s guest on The Christian Car Guy show, Jenifer Smith president and founding board member of FocusDriven advocates for cell free driving. [...]

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Emergency Driving Situations

Posted by christiancarguy on 6 February, 2010
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Imagine your on you way down that steep mountain Grade you see your speed edging up and a big curve at the bottom, you push on the brake pedal and it goes to the floor. What do you do? Or you’re headed for that curve and the steering locks, what now?

In light of the [...]

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Getting Back Into Your Car During Refueling Could Lead To Too Much “Bang For Your Buck”

Posted by christiancarguy on 8 January, 2010
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Today on the Christian Car Guy Radio Show:
With Gas Station fires on the rise the Petroleum Equipment Institute started researching the causes. The one that stuck out was that 36% of the fires they studied were caused by the driver returning to their vehicle during fueling like the video above, rubbing their clothes on the [...]

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Ho, Ho, Ho, How Do You Go In The Snow?

Posted by christiancarguy on 19 December, 2009
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SAFE WINTER DRIVING

The Three P’s of Safe Winter Driving: From your NHTSA
 
PREPARE for the trip
PROTECT yourself
PREVENT crashes on the road.
 
Maintain Your Car: Check battery and tire tread, keep your windows clear, put nofreeze fluid in the washer reservoir, check your antifreeze.
Have On Hand: flashlight, jumper cables, abrasive material (sand, kitty litter, even floor mats), [...]

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Tire Markings 101

Posted by christiancarguy on 19 December, 2009
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The Markings on the Tire are puzzling. Here are the pieces.
Sidewall Outer Circle
 

P as in  P215/65 R  16    89H   M+S
The “P” indicates the tire is for passenger vehicles.
LT =  light truck
HT = Heavy truck
ST = Special Trailer tire
TT = Tractor tire

Nominal Width  (215)
This three-digit number gives the width in millimeters of the [...]

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