Analytic Automobiles

+++++++Safe driving tips++++++
# # Heads up -
Around 30% of all crashes are rear-end crashes - watch your distance.
In a 110km/h speed zone it will take approximately 1km to safely overtake a B-double truck that is travelling at 100km/h.
Driving involves risk and safe drivers aim to reduce and manage their risk by making good decisions and taking responsibility for their behavior when driving.
# # Safer speeds -
Speed is a key factor in crashes and road trauma. Exceeding the speed limit increases the likelihood of a crash.
# # Alcohol and drugs -
Don't mix driving with alcohol or drugs (including medicine). To avoid the risks plan ahead.
# # Fatigue -
Fatigue is often ranked as a major factor in causing road crashes. Driver fatigue is particularly dangerous because one of the symptoms is decreased ability to judge your own level of tiredness.
# # Mobile phones -
Using a mobile phone while driving impairs your driving performance through distraction and increases the risk of crashing by at least four times.
# # Dangerous behaviors -
Inattention and driving with attitude are just two dangerous driving behaviors that place the safety of you and other road users at risk.
# # Safer vehicles -
Buying a car, whether it's for you or your child, is a big responsibility. Driving a car that has recognized safety features and a high safety rating is an essential aspect in ensuring safer travel on our roads.
# # Sharing the road -
All road users should know their responsibilities and respect the rights to safety of all who share our roads. This includes pedestrians, scooters and skaters, cyclists, heavy vehicles.
# # Breakdown safety -
Remember to slow down and be cautious if you see flashing amber hazard lights on the side of the road.
# # Know when to cross the line -
Stay safe around trains and trams.
# # Medical fitness to drive
Learn about the fitness to drive requirements
# # Older drivers -
Older drivers are generally safe, experienced and careful however they are much more likely to be severely injured or killed in a crash, due to their age.
# # Move smart -
Keep your travel options open, stay flexible and move smart!

# # # # # # # Tricks of washing your own CAR # # # # # # # #

1. Apply a Baking Soda Car Cleaner -

Prepare in advance for your next few car washes by making your own condensed cleaner base. Pour ¼ cup baking soda into a gallon (4 litres) bucket/jug, then add ¼ cup dishwashing liquid and enough water to fill it almost to the top. Mix well, and store the concentrate for later use. When it comes time to wash the car, mix vigorously and then pour 1 cup of the cleaner base into a water pail. Fill the pail with warm water, stir to mix, and your homemade cleaning solution is ready to use.

2. Put Those Baby Wipes to Use -

Want more car wash tricks? Clean your windshield and car windows by rubbing them with baby wipes stored in your glove compartment. What could be easier?

3. Clean Dirty Windshields with Cola -

When it rains after a long dry spell, a dirty windshield turns into one big mess. Get rid of streaks and blotches by pouring cola over the glass. (Stretch a towel along the bottom of the windshield to protect hood paint.) The bubbles in the cola will fizz away the grime. Just be sure to wash the sticky cola off thoroughly or your cleaning efforts will end up attracting dust and dirt.

4. Discover This Surprising No-Wax Washer -

Add 1 cup kerosene to a 3-gallon (12 litre) pail filled with water and then sponge the solution over your car. You won’t have to spray the car before washing or rinse or wax it once you’re done. And the next time it rains, rainwater will bead up and roll off the car, lessening the likelihood of rusting.

5. Try Hair Conditioner for Shine -

Wash your car with a hair conditioner containing lanolin. You’ll become a believer when you see the freshly waxed look and when you find that the surface will repel rain.

6. Man wiping his car windshield -

Add 60 ml household ammonia to 1 liter water, pour it into a plastic bottle with a watertight cap and keep it in your car for washing the windscreen and windows. As soon as your windscreen begins to get dirty, take out the solution and apply it with a sponge; then dry the windscreen with a soft cloth or paper towels.

7. Windshield wipers -

If your windshield wiper blades get dirty, they’ll streak the glass instead of keeping it clean and clear. Make a solution of ¼ cup household ammonia to 1 liter cold water. Gently lift the blades, and wipe both sides with a soft cloth or paper towel soaked in the solution. Then wipe the blades with a dry cloth before lowering them into place.

8. Pouring vodka from bottle -

When your windshield-washer reservoir needs filling, raid the liquor cabinet to make your own washing fluid. In a screw-top gallon jug, mix 3 cups vodka (the cheapest you can find) with 4 cups water and 2 teaspoons liquid dish washing detergent. Screw on the cap and shake well, then pour as much fluid as needed into the reservoir.

9. Car wash -

If the reservoir is empty (and doesn’t it always seem to be?), use an unlikely substitute to clean your windshield: feminine hygiene maxi-pads, a box of which you could stash in the trunk. Hold a pad on the sticky side and rub the windshield vigorously. The glass will really shine once you’ve wiped it to the max.

10. Washing headlights -

Keep your headlights polished (and yourself, safe) by applying window cleaner and rubbing vigorously with an old pair of panty hose.