Product reviews: GPS … Category: Driving and Safety I am a Realtor, and as such, I thought that buying a GPS navigation system for my car would be a great productivity enhancer. As it turns out, the only thing the navigation system taught me is that I rarely go anywhere that I need directions to find. I found a system on sale a few weeks ago on sale for $249.00 after a $50.00 rebate. I had been waiting for them to come down in price so I could get one. After all, the rest of my Realtor brethren all seemed to have one, why not me? Most of my fellow Realtors were early… MoreTips for a safe road … Category: Driving and Safety We’ve all taken our share of road trips, and there are some things that you can do to make it an enjoyable experience (and perhaps save you some time and money). Depending on where you are going, take the car to the shop and have it checked out first. If you can, do as much as you can. It is always a good idea, before any road trip, regardless of length, to get an oil change. If you do nothing else, at least get your oil changed. Get your filters checked, oil and air. That will help you improve highway gas mileage too…. MoreDrinking and driving … Category: Driving and Safety Up for a night on the town? Maybe looking forward to May Day or just want to check out that new restaurant up the road, a nice way to round out the hectic week? Whatever you desire, it likely includes some libation, so it’s a good idea to have a plan of attack before you head off on your trip. Here are five suggestions to help you make your way safely back home, and not in prison on a drink-drive conviction. First off, it’s best to know the law as it relates to driving and boozing. In the U.K., the limit is 80… MoreThings to remember … Category: Driving and Safety Let me start by establishing my credentials. I’ve been through the driving test four times. I went first, then my wife, and more recently our two teenagers. We all passed on our first attempt. Does this mean the test is easy? Well perhaps it is, but that’s no cause for complacency, so allow me to share some tips. To begin, note that there are several means by which people prepare for their test. Teenagers go through “Drivers Ed” while old folks like me who are new to the country take a two part test, theory followed by… MoreWhen to use a fuzz … Category: Driving and Safety Drivers often look out onto the road if there is officer with a radar gun. By the time motorist notices that policeman, it’s to late, the driver has been caught driving to fast, and then pulled over, to the side of the road. The fine could be hundreds of dollars, points on their driver’s license and almost for certain increase car insurance rate, and kept on the driver’s record for five year. A radar detector (Radio Detection and Ranging) can help the driver by slowing down when approaching an area that is being scanned… MoreTrying to beat the … Category: Driving and Safety Drivers often look out onto the road if there is officer with a radar gun. By the time motorist notices that policeman, it’s to late, the driver has been caught driving to fast, and then pulled over, to the side of the road. The fine could be hundreds of dollars, points on their driver’s license and almost for certain increase car insurance rate, and kept on the driver’s record for five year. A radar detector (Radio Detection and Ranging) can help the driver by slowing down when approaching an area that is being scanned… MoreShould school buses … Category: Driving and Safety I have been driving school buses for the last 10 years and there has always been debate as to whether or not school buses should be equipped with seat belts. There has not been a year gone by where legislation has been proposed in my state to have seat belts put on buses. Each year it has gone down to defeat. Some would argue that it is for the safety of the children that seat belts be used on a bus. They say that it would prevent unnecessary deaths and injuries in accidents involving school buses. I would agree that… MoreNitrogen inflated … Category: Driving and Safety Major concern for drivers, making sure tires are inflated enough, avoiding an automobile accident. Aerospace vehicles, commercial and military aircraft, NASCAR race cars, Space Shuttle, Tour de France bikes, and off-road equipment for many years, inflated tires with nitrogen. Tires inflated with nitrogen are better than tires inflated with air for many reasons, including better gas mileage, and longer tread life. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drivers can improve gas mileage nearly three… MoreDriver safety: Bad … Category: Driving and Safety I have heard it said before that one definition of crazy is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result each time. I would like to share what I would consider a perfect example of this with you. It is the behavior of people on our nation’s roadways. Every morning during my commute to work, I go through one traffic light and have a stretch of maybe a quarter to half a mile to the next light. You can see the next light very clearly in the distance. The two are always in sync with each other, meaning… More