Trick or Treat is Monday, October 31st

Trick or Treat will be held on Monday, October 31st from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Have fun and Happy Halloween!

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Men vs. Women: Who Do Insurance Companies Think Are Safer Drivers?

Is gender playing a role in your car insurance premiums?  Check this out:

Those condescending jokes about female drivers seem to have vanished with the Bob Hope generation of comedians. Nowadays women appear  to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men, according to a recent poll. In a survey done for insurer MetLife, 51% of women said their gender drives more safely.

The evidence is on their side: Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for reckless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be cited for drunk driving, according to a study by Quality Planning, a research firm that works for insurance companies. “Women are on average less aggressive and more law-abiding drivers — attributes that lead to fewer accidents,” the study says.

Not that guys have completely caught on. Of the men surveyed by MetLife, only 39% claimed male drivers were safer — but 35% of men didn’t know which gender to pick. The findings did back men up on one point: automotive knowledge. The poll showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control, which helps prevent rollover accidents.

 

Learn more here: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/men-vs--women--who-are-safer-drivers-.html

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Your Pet Passenger

 

Keep your pet safe while driving, not only for your animal’s health and well-being, but for your wallet’s sake as well!

States Cracking Down On Dogs Behind The Wheel

If it's any indication of the danger free-roaming pets face in a vehicle, New Hampshire, the country's only state that does not have a mandatory seat belt law, actually requires dogs to buckle up.

Live free or die, goes the state's motto, but Spike and Spot don't have that liberty. And with due reason. Seven other states, Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Rhode Island require owners to kennel or tether animals because of the severe danger the sudden stops and potential collisions pose to pets. An unrestrained dog can land you with a ticket between $50 and $200.

Animal lovers would almost always rather take their pet with them to run errands or on a road trip than leave them at home or at a pet motel. But for all that love for canines, most drivers have seen "dog people" take things too far, driving with their dogs in their laps or lying around their shoulders like a neck pillow and, yes, sometimes at the wheel.
And it's a double dose of danger: for the distracted driver and the unrestrained animal.

Find out more here: http://autos.aol.com/photos/driving-doggie-style-the-best-vehicles-for-pets/

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Monroeville Chrysler Jeep Is Certified Women-Drivers Friendly

Because women are the lead buyers and influencers of vehicle purchases today, the Car Buying & Service Guide™ is a valuable resource for you.

This guide offers valuable tips, insights and savings on Research, Safety and Car Care. The Get Started portion asks a few key questions that makes selecting the perfect car effortless. A Glossary section is also included for your expanded understanding.

Being an informed buyer makes all the difference. Our relevant articles assist you in making smart, informed choices at our dealership.

 

Visit http://carclique.net/monroevillechryslerjeep/embed/care for vehicle care, driver safety, research, reviews and more!

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How To Find Your Car Owner's Manual Online

Really neat article. Especially if your car is older and you no longer have the manual.

Although the promised "paperless society" may never come to pass, today's savvy consumers know the convenience of downloading large documents and foregoing the bulky paper version. Automakers realize this as well, and almost all of them have made the voluminous owner's manuals for their vehicles available on their Web sites' "Owner's" area. Most (though not all) online downloads are free, whereas buying the paper version costs anywhere from $10-$30 or more.

While owner's manuals don't make exciting reading, they are packed with valuable instructions, information and warnings that you've probably never read. Perhaps your manual is buried in a long-forgotten pile of papers. Maybe you've purchased a used car without the manual. Or maybe you want to read the details on a car before you actually buy it. Either way, we've made it easy for you to find a car owner's manual without any digging. And accessing a manual online — or storing it on your computer — means convenient answers when you're not in the car.

Follow the link to find your car’s manual today! http://www.edmunds.com/how-to/how-to-find-your-car-owners-manual-online.html

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Enter The Jeep Celebration Sweepstakes

You could win a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4X4!

Experience capability without compromise as you ride away in a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4X4. Complete with an all- new 3.6L V6 Pentastar Engine, improved interior comfort, and enhanced visibility courtesy of larger rear windows, it's the perfect ride for those people who seek extraordinary adventures. The grand prize drawing will be held on or around 10/19/11. The winner will be notified via the contact information provided upon registration.

Follow the link and enter your email address to enter! http://www.thejeepcelebration.com/

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How can a speed bump harvest electricity?

Ever wanted to power your home with speed bumps? It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Read on for more!

“There was a time when debates surrounding speed bumps revolved around whether or not a community needed speed bumps to slow down drivers on a certain road. Safety was the key issue. Now, a new key issue is making its way into the discussion -- the question of whether or not speed bumps can actually harvest unused energy from a car.

Many energy discussions involving vehicles focus on how to reduce the fuel consumption or overall energy cost of operating that vehicle. Hybrid car technologies seem to focus on either reducing the amount of fuel a car uses or ways to create power (for the car) by implementing systems like regenerative braking. But using a vehicle to create power for an outside device hasn't received as much attention. So how might it work?

When a vehicle approaches a speed bump, most drivers press down on the brake pedal to slow the car down. The car's braking system expends energy that gets transferred to the brake pads and then into heat. It takes a lot of energy to slow or stop a car. In addition, the speed bump itself receives energy via the weight of the vehicle coming into contact with it.”

Read more at: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/speed-bump-harvest-electricity.htm

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