Although it’s hard for anyone to talk about car crashes, I would like to share my experience with all of you. In September of 2009 I was driving my Hyundai Accent when I unfortunately totaled it. I was coming up around a hill and bend with the sun shining in my face. There happened to be a school bus stopped with five or six cars stopped behind it as well. The last car was right over the crest of the hill. I was going 45 MPH and barely got to hit my brakes before hitting the lady in front of me. It was a really hard impact. I didn’t even realize I wrecked until my airbag was deflating! As I’m sure you all know the Hyundai Accent is a very small 2-door hatchback. I didn’t get hurt at all, besides being a little shook up that the airbag had deflated. I would have thought getting in such a bad accident in that car would have been disastrous. The car itself was totaled but I walked away without a scratch. What I am trying to get at is what great safety not only the accent has but all Hyundai vehicles!
For example:
The 2010 Hyundai Accent SE
· Given a 5-star rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
· Three-point seatbelts for every seat
· Front seatbelt pretensioners
· Front and rear crumple zones
· Body-side reinforcements
· Six airbags
· Anti-lock brakes
· Electronic brake-force distribution
Come into Preston of Sharon today to test drive one of the safest cars out there! I know from experience! Please be safe and always remember to wear your seatbelt!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Obama goes green
President Obama is the next person that has jumped on the "going green" bandwagon that has been touring the country for the past year or 2. With global warming threats and documentaries like Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth", Americans are beginning to worry about their carbon footprints. President Obama is trying to reduce his mark by using hybrid vehicles for his fleet.
Obama also wanted to transform his presidential limos into hybrid vehicles. The New York Times' Wheels Blog reports that although the President can basically get whatever he wants, security officials drew the line at hybrid limousines. At a town meeting in North Carolina, Obama compared the limousines he travels in to tankers, and said that because of their large size, hybrid engines wouldn't obtain the same acceleration levels.
Security in presidential vehicles increased after President Kennedy was shot, so it would even take awhile to design and get another limousine prototype approved. Not to mention, that since President Reagan was in office, all presidential limos have been designed exclusively by Cadillac. Because of the strict security details surrounding the president's vehicles, Obama officials or Cadillac will not discuss the details of his vehicles.
Though he may not be strolling around in a hybrid limousine, the Obama administration did purchase over 5,000 hybrid vehicles for his federal fleet. Obama also told edmunds.com that the government would purchase the first 100 American made plug-in vehicles.
I personally have been trying to reduce my carbon footprint by recycling more and driving a Toyota Prius. How are you all "going green"?
Read the entire Wheels Blog post here: http://wheelsblog.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/no-hybrid-limo-for-president-obama/
Obama also wanted to transform his presidential limos into hybrid vehicles. The New York Times' Wheels Blog reports that although the President can basically get whatever he wants, security officials drew the line at hybrid limousines. At a town meeting in North Carolina, Obama compared the limousines he travels in to tankers, and said that because of their large size, hybrid engines wouldn't obtain the same acceleration levels.
Security in presidential vehicles increased after President Kennedy was shot, so it would even take awhile to design and get another limousine prototype approved. Not to mention, that since President Reagan was in office, all presidential limos have been designed exclusively by Cadillac. Because of the strict security details surrounding the president's vehicles, Obama officials or Cadillac will not discuss the details of his vehicles.
Though he may not be strolling around in a hybrid limousine, the Obama administration did purchase over 5,000 hybrid vehicles for his federal fleet. Obama also told edmunds.com that the government would purchase the first 100 American made plug-in vehicles.
I personally have been trying to reduce my carbon footprint by recycling more and driving a Toyota Prius. How are you all "going green"?
Read the entire Wheels Blog post here: http://wheelsblog.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/no-hybrid-limo-for-president-obama/
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