January 3, 2012 
When you are heading into a convenience store, how often to you look inside the store before you enter?
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, a store that has a check out counter out of view of the front to the store is 500 times more likely to be robbe... continue reading...
October 22, 2010 
Think back to your driver’s education class (if you even had one) – how many times were you actually behind the wheel before your final test?
I remember taking my final test right after a freak snowstorm – scary!
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Tire Rack Street SurvialR June 6, 2010 
It's one of the more terrifying thoughts for many parents - their teenager getting behind the wheel of a car. Will they pay attention? Will they text and drive? Will they speed? Will they obey the traffic rules? All of these questions race through o... continue reading...
October 10, 2009 
Walking into a tire store can be, and often is to say the least confusing for those of us who don't buy tires that often. For the most part, as long as there are four tires on the car, most people are satisfied.
But when taking a stronger interest in the... continue reading...
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When Hurricane Katrina struck Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and Hurricane Rita hit Florida, Louisiana and Texas, it was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the United States. Aside from death and destruction, few people know what happened to the hundreds o... continue reading...
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You can read car guides by the dozen and still come upon unique situations that will push your limits and teach you something that you never dreamed that you would need to know! You can write all the estimates you want on how much it will cost to do a job and there's one sure bet; the ... continue reading...
September 7, 2009 
Here's an unsurprising fact: women purchase more than 50 percent of all new vehicles and influence over 80 percent of sales. In recent years, women do-it-yourselfers increased from 24 percent to 37 percent, and, while more than 40 percent of all business travelers today are wom... continue reading...
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Making a decision about where to take your vehicle for an oil change or routine maintenance can be anything but routine. There are a wide variety of choices at varying price levels, including the local dealership, an independent garage, or a major automotive service chain. There are many f... continue reading...
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GasBuddy.com is a group of local website which offers an online method for website visitors to post and view recent retail gasoline prices.
GasBuddy.com is operated by GasBuddy Organization Inc. One of the few things that are as volatile and unpredictable as the weather is gasoline prices. With c... continue reading...
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If, like me, you are frustrated by traffic jams that seem to spontaneously appear for no reason, then today's FamilyFirst pick will be a real eye-opener for you.
It's a java applet that simulates traffic patterns.
For example, how many times have you experienced a traffic slowd... continue reading...
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