It’s
been a whole week! Can you believe it? Here we are again with another
carnival for you. This time we found some great car tips and advice for
you covering topics like accident management, auto loans, and child
safety. Enjoy it!
CBS News
writes about an Associated Press study which found that even more
children are dying after being left unattended in hot cars. According
to this study, 16 children have died already this year. Honestly
people, it’s downright dumb and its child abuse to leave your child in
a hot car. The temperatures can rise considerably in just a few minutes
and it’s incredibly dangerous. CBS goes on to say, “Some of these
children crawled into cars or trunks on their own, but most were left
to die by a caregiver. Most often, it was a parent who simply forgot
the child was inside.”
On a lighter note, Jalopnik
is touting a study that says the act of eating may pollute more than
cars do. According to the story, “is based on calculating the
environmental cost of food versus oil production. Surprisingly, it's
the food that pollutes more.” According to Goodall, Author of "How to
Live a Low Carbon Life" and a Green Party parliamentary candidate in
England, driving a typical UK car for three miles adds around 0.9 kg of
CO2 to the atmosphere, while walking the same distance uses about 180
calories, which you'd need 100 grams of beef to replace. And that would
result in 3.6kg of emissions, or four times as much as driving. That’s
food for thought.
Edmunds Driving Woman
showed off some hot duds this week. A clothing company called
TrackCouture is outfitting the youngest of the racing fans – babies and
toddlers. The tees sport catchy slogans like "I'm Tired" your baby will
stop 'em in their tracks. These pieces join the lineup that consists of
women's and girls' t-shirts with sparkly NASCAR logos, and other
track-inspired phrases like, "Burnouts, Backflips, Fence Climbing and
Victory Lane."
We listened to Jennster’s Blog
this week, and her rant about someone parking her spot every day.
Apparently someone is taking her parking spot at work. You need to hear
her idea of getting it back: “every morning I imagine seeing the car on
the road.... and then I have this whole race to the parking spot play
out in my head. Only the other car doesn't really play along because
they don't even know I’m mad. But I know! So I race them and they just
look at me like I’m a crazy person and then i beat them and take MY
spot back!”
We found this really interesting product… basically it’s a tire gauge
that inflates your tires. We kid you not. Here’s how it works: Simply
connect the inflator to the tire valve stem and inflate as usual. As
the tire pressure reaches the preset level, the inflator shuts off
airflow into the tire automatically and the LED light turns on. The
inflator is then removed and may be stored in your glove compartment
until your next pressure check.
Nissan has made our carnival this week. The ever-changing and tech-advanced company has some new “Gadgets” coming our way. Electronics Blog
tells us about it: “Just days after showing off a concept vehicle with
anti-drunk driving technology, the firm is now demonstrating a number
of other non-alcoholic safety features including a lane departure
prevention system, bumper sensors that release a hinge to lift the
engine hood slightly and soften the impact if a pedestrian is hit, and
a gas pedal that lifts to warn of possible collisions.”
Ezine Articles
shares some wise tips on auto loans and getting pre-approved. What’s
that right? When you want to go and look for a good deal on a car, you
want to go and get a pre-approved auto loan. These auto loans will save
you some time and money, partly because the auto dealer will be glad to
see you already have the cash on hand. Ezine and writer Joseph Kenny
will tell you what you need to know about a pre-approved auto loan.
And if that weren’t enough, Ezine writer Mumtaz Shah tells us about successful car accident claim.
God forbid you are ever in the situation where you need this tip, but
if you are, from now on you will be prepared. Here’s one tidbit:
“Passengers are innocent victims in a vehicle and can be from either,
the fault or non-fault side. Passengers are not in-charge of the
vehicle at hand. Therefore they can always make a successful
compensation claim provided they have been to a hospital or visited a
doctor.” Read the article for the rest.
