Icy weather can create challenging, and potentially dangerous, driving conditions in the winter months. Black ice forms on roadways and can produce a nearly invisible hazard. As temperatures approach freezing, icy conditions can develop, especially on roadways where elevation is higher, and bridges and overpasses. Adjusting your driving behavior for these conditions can help keep you, and others around you,…
Distracted driving has become one of the most major causes of serious automobile accidents in the United States. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 80% of automobile accidents involve driver inattention.
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As overwhelming as the experience can be, how you react next can play an important role in protecting yourself physically and financially.
Erratic temperatures including deep freezes this winter have been a recipe for bumpy roads in much of the country, with tooth-rattling potholes opening up left and right. Even if you do your best to steer clear, these road hazards can be hard to avoid. Read on to learn a bit more about potholes (and what you can do about them)….
When winter arrives, so do difficult driving conditions like whiteouts and black ice. Road salt helps melt ice, which definitely makes the roads safer. However, there are some definite downsides when it comes to your car. Read on to learn exactly how road salt works—and what road salt does to your car. HOW DOES ROAD SALT WORK? Salt—or in scientific terms, sodium chloride…
How Teen Drivers Affect Your Car Insurance When teens are about to turn 16, chances are they’re dreaming of carefree days behind the wheel with the windows down and the wind in their hair. As the parent of a new teen driver, your dreams may be clouded with worry and higher insurance rates. Talking to your insurance agent is a…
Most of us recognize unsafe driving. Texting while driving is not safe. Eating while driving is not safe. Reading, applying makeup, shaving are not safe behind the wheel. Turning around and talking to the kids in the back seat is definitely not safe. Drinking while driving is not only unsafe, it’s against the law. Committing to save driving habits can…
Save money on your auto insurance with a claim-free discount. Over the years you’ve been a claim-free driver. You obey the posted speed limit; heed traffic signals and stop signs, and haven’t been involved in an accident of any kind for more years than you can remember. You know you should be an ideal customer receiving the benefit of a…
There are so many different car insurance companies in this day and age. Some are companies who have been around for the past century whereas some are new and not well known. Paying attention to the benefits that their policies provide, just not the price of the insurance itself, will make all the difference when it comes to an unfortunate…
