What Should You Do If You Ever Get Into An Auto Accident?
Posted: September 30, 2014
If your one of the lucky ones who has yet to be in an accident, you should count your blessings. However, being in the know is still a good thing when you haven’t a clue on what to do. After all these years of driving (30 plus years or so), I hadn’t had an accident on my driving record yet. Well, until now. The year...
Teenage Driving. Its’ All About The Speed.
Posted: June 27, 2013
With all the hype and awareness going on about teen texting and driving, we forgot all about speeding. This is arguable even more critical than distracted driving. Movies such as Fast & Furious 1 through 6 and now 7, make speeding and drag racing appear to be very cool and really tempting. Meanwhile, fatal teen crashes are ticking up from 30% to 33% for 2011. The...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Posted: April 8, 2013
Every April, the National Safety Council has promoted Distracted Awareness Month and its’ message is to encourage the public to start driving without the use of a cell phone. This year’s theme “What were you thinking?” focuses on educating the public on the distraction to the brain from a cell phone conversation while driving, whether it is a handheld or hands-free device. It is estimated...
Got A New Car? Did You Know That You Are Being Tracked?
Posted: January 9, 2013
Maybe. Or more like, most likely. Back in December, the federal government proposed that all new passenger vehicles be equipped with the EDR devices. However, 96% of all new cars already had them, as do at least 150 million other older vehicles. American car makers, led by GM and Ford, have been putting them in their cars since the mid-1990s. Who knew? If you happened...
Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours
Posted: December 14, 2012
A Personal Note from Donald J. Medeiros Christmas is when I get a little nostalgic, thinking about the people who are of importance to me. It’s not just about my family and friends that I think about, but it’s my staff whom work hard every day and my customers who have their consistent loyalty to me and the agency, that I am especially grateful for....