Tag: Safe Driving
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto
If I were to suggest that you allow your auto insurance company to track your driving habits, you might say, “no way, I don’t want to be tracked!” But, if I were to tell you that by allowing your insurance company to track your driving, you might be eligible for a discount on your premium, … <a title="Usage-Based Insurance and How it Can Save You Money on Your Auto Insurance...
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Triple Beam Technologies is preparing to begin field testing a hand-held device that will help police officers determine whether marijuana users are too high to drive safely – technology developed in response to the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana by one state after another. Kathy Stitzlein, founder and chief executive officer of the Akron-based … <a title="Taking the High Road on Safety" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/taking-the-high-road-on-safety/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the...
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto, Holidays
Kids love the magic of Halloween: Trick-or-treating, classroom parties and trips to a neighborhood haunted house. But for moms and dads, often there is a fine line between Halloween fun and safety concerns, especially when it comes to road and pedestrian safety. In 2015, about 6,700 pedestrian deaths and 160,000 medically consulted injuries occurred among … <a title="Spooky Truths Regarding Halloween Safety On and Off the Road" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/spooky-truths-regarding-halloween-safety/" aria-label="Read...
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Now that the college school year has started up again and we are starting September, that can only mean one thing- football season is among us! Whether you have already purchased season tickets to watch your hometown football team, you’re heading up to your college town to root for your alma mater, or you’re counting … <a title="Stay Safe When Tailgating and Drinking at Football Games" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/stay-safe-at-football-games/" aria-label="Read more...
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto
Safety Tips Summer is drawing to a close and school is starting up again, meaning increased traffic on the roads. With college students packing up their cars to go back to campus, and parents dropping off and picking up kids from school, the increase in traffic congestion and distracted driving can create dangerous road conditions … <a title="ICYMI: 7 Back to School Driving Safety Tips" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/icymi-7-back-school-driving-safety-tips/" aria-label="Read more about...
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto
If you’re in an accident, first make sure no one in the car is injured. Next, check on the passengers in the other vehicle, pedestrians and anyone else nearby to make sure they’re OK. Then do these five things: Stay at the scene Leaving can result in legal consequences, like fines or additional violations. Call … <a title="What to do after an accident" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/what-to-do-after-an-accident/" aria-label="Read more about What to...
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto
When you’re behind the wheel of a car – whether alone or with passengers – driving safely should always be your top concern. We’re more distracted than ever, so it’s crucial to know the basics of safe driving and practice them every time you’re on the road. Here are some safe driving tips: Top 4 … <a title="Driving safety tips every driver should know" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/driving-safety-tips-every-driver-know/" aria-label="Read more about Driving...
- Categories: American Heritage, Auto
It just makes sense that a person can’t text and drive a car at the same time. Distracted driving causes crashes, and people can get hurt or killed. That’s why responsible drivers don’t text and drive (or talk on the phone while driving), and they don’t allow other distractions to pull their attention from the … Read...
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Teen Driver Awareness is extremely important, especially to parents. As you know, many teens pass their drivers test every year leading to young, inexperienced drivers. Did you know that 450,000 teens are injured in car crashes every year? More shocking numbers include 27,000 who are hospitalized and 5,500 who lose their life. While teens are … Read more
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As said by Julie Lee, VP & National Director of AARP Driver Safety, “The biggest danger [with black ice] is that you are at the mercy of your vehicle and the ice until your car passes over it.” Black ice is a common cause for slips, slides, and accidents during the late fall and winter … <a title="How to Spot Black Ice" class="read-more" href="https://americanheritageins.com/quick-way-spot-black-ice/" aria-label="Read more about How to Spot...