Many people think that seatbelt will work as long as you buckle up. Unfortunately, it is the wrong idea as it will lead upper body more vulnerable to injuries in case of the crash. Studies show that wearing seatbelts properly will prevent from getting hospitalized. People tend to wear seatbelt below their shoulder to not […]
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We have only 24h in a day, and we try to use them as efficient as we can. Unfortunately, there are cases when it’s not the safest decision. Especially while driving, we try to multitask and use our mobile phones as much as we can. It has proved that human brain cannot do two things […]
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Length is only one of the parameters that influence car’s stability, but it does not determine it alone. There are many other factors, like the vertical and horizontal position of the vehicle’s center of gravity and the suspension. The lower placed the load of the car, the more stable it becomes. Also harder suspension will […]
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Although it may seem reasonable that banning texting while driving should reduce the number of accidents, it is not always true. When such law is introduced, some people will not stop using their phones behind the wheels, but rather hide the phone below their dashboard so that police cannot see what they are doing. This […]
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This misconception is one of the most dangerous, as it makes some people not using the seatbelts while driving. Research shows that wearing a seatbelt can reduce the risk of death by 45% and cut the risk of serious injury by half. Airbags also have much greater chance of saving your life than harming you, […]
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Some people believe, that the All Wheels Drive can help them to omit obstacles on the road. However, how a vehicle responds in emergency or racetrack-type maneuvers is determined mainly by the tires, suspension, vehicle weight and weight balance. AWD can help you to accelerate faster out of a turn, but it will not help […]
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Some people think that ABS system can slow down a car even on such slippery surfaces as ice or snow. It will always help to keep control of your vehicle and aid you to steer it around obstacles, but it is not always the case for decreasing the stopping distance. It turns out that on […]
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Some people think, that if they substitute their summer tyres with the all-season ones, they will gain on traction on wet roads. However, in reality all-season tyres perform better than normal tyres only on snow and in temperatures below 0 Celsius degrees. In warmer temperatures, they actually give worse traction that the summer models.
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A lot of people claim that red cars actually do get nailed for speeding more often than any others. However according to one study, it turns out that the most tickets for speed in therms of colours, got the owners of white cars! The red cars were second in the study, but there’s absolutely no […]
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A lot of people claim that if you use a hands-free device for talking on the phone, you are as safe as when you are talking to a passenger. However, a passenger can actually see the road and usually stops the conversation when you are performing some more complicated manoeuvres. A person in a car […]
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