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New Amazon Search Capability

Posted by Admin on January 23, 2011

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Gabbys

Posted by Admin on August 6, 2010

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Testing Our New Store Entrance

Posted by Admin on December 16, 2009

Please peruse our new Amazon interface.

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Driver Distraction – Don’t Comment on This Article if You’re Driving

Posted by Admin on November 15, 2009
Ford's Driving Skills For Life Program

Ford's Driving Skills For Life Program

Ford’s looking for a little bit of good PR, so here it is. Ford hosted another Driving Skills for Life driving camp in Washington, D.C., just before a 2-day summit created by the U.S. Department of Transportation on the topic of distracted driving. The connection of the two is a natural. The Ford Driving Skills for Life driving camp educates and trains teens on safe driving, and the U.S. government found that in 2008, the age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group. In fact, 16 percent of all under-20 drivers in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving. Vehicle crashes are the top killer of teenagers in America, claiming nearly 5,000 lives each year. Additionally, teens account for three times as many fatal accidents as other drivers, according to the U.S. government.

Doing their part to reduce teen crashes and fatalities, the Ford Driving Skills for Life driving camp was created in 2003 in partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Association. It is one of the nation’s most comprehensive teen driver safety programs. This free, safe-driving event went well beyond typical driver education courses.
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Video Of Shelby Cobra Flips At VIR

Posted by Admin on November 13, 2009

We all know how Virginia International Raceway is one tricky beast. As this driver of a Shelby Cobra can attest. While managing to flip a low sprung sports car without even leaving the track, is physically possible…. Ouch.
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