This week we’re showing you a near accident on a racetrack, involving a very little upgraded, street legal Ford Fiesta. Check the video ! 1) Why did the accident happen As you can see in the video, there isn’t actually an accident to talk about, but that’s only because the entire stunt happened on a …
ACCIDENT OF THE WEEK – AQUAPLANING
This week we’re showing you that when they say “Caution! Slippery when wet” you really should pay a lot of attention around you. Take a look! 1) Why did the accident happen The technical term used for what you’ve just seen is aquaplaning. Aquaplaning is basically the sudden loss of grip when driving on a …
ACCIDENT OF THE WEEK – BIKER VS OPENED CAR DOOR
This week we’re showing you an accident involving a motorcycle. Check the video below! 1) Why did the accident happen The guy in the car was not paying attention when he opened the door. Being parallel parked on the side of a street means that the traffic in the first lane is close to the …
ACCIDENT OF THE WEEK – LOSING A TIRE WHILE DRIVING
The third article of the accident prevention series features a fast and furious kind of accident. Blink and you’ll miss it. Check the video ! 1) Why did the accident happen There are a few reasons why the wheel was rolling uncontrollably on the road and usually they don’t occur in the same time. In …
ACCIDENT OF THE WEEK – DRIVING ON ICY ROADS
We’re back with our second article of the accident prevention series. If you’re not Santa Clause, riding a sleigh, guided by Rudolph, you’ll be interested in this one. Check the video ! 1) Why did the accident happen There are several causes of the accidents, equally important. Ignore even one of them and …
New series of articles – Accident prevention
It’s certain that people need to know the importance of safety regulations in order to prevent and limit the consequences of accidents. There are a lot of places where we encounter safety regulations and we take them for granted because someone else took care of applying them for us. Most times, people choose to ignore …
How to increase the life of your engine
Lately I’ve heard about a lot of service recalls and reliability problems with all great car manufacturers. And this sounds like a really big problem. I remember that in the 80s, 90s and at the beginning of the 21st century, all car manufacturers were trying their best to make the cars as reliable as possible. …