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If you’re driving in Sacramento, you know how hot it can get on the roads. Summer temperatures reach well into the triple digits many days. Checking the status of your vehicle is extremely important to prevent heat related breakdowns.

Pay particular attention to your battery. Most drivers assume battery problems are associated with winter temperatures. Not true. Heat can be just as detrimental to a battery as winter’s frigid cold. As a matter of fact, vibration and heat are the mortal enemies of a car battery causing internal failure and eventual breakdown.

Battery fluids dry up and evaporate faster in hot temperatures. This leads to corrosion on the terminals and in the connections. It can help to make sure the terminals are tightly connected and free of any corrosion that has already formed. Have the battery tested by a registered technician, especially if it is over three years old.

In order to make sure you get the maximum amount of compensation, you might write an appealing demand letter. It is better to hire a personal injury lawyer in California if you want to write an appealing personal injury letter. However, with a few things in mind you can also write this letter on your own. If you choose the second option, keep the following things in mind.

The letter must start with a short description about how the accident actually occurred. The description of the crash will construct a base for the remaining part of the letter. So, in the description you should include important details.

In the letter, you need to spell out how the accident occurred. The other part of the letter will be based on this portion. So, focus more on this as this can play its part to make or break your case.

Car accidents are the order of the day and millions of car accidents occur in the whole world while thousands of them occur in USA alone. The statistics regarding car accidents show that a car accident occurs after every 10 seconds in the USA alone. Moreover, 2,350,000 people got injured and 37,261 of them died in road accidents in the year, 2008, in the USA. Although the number of deaths due to road accidents and especially the car accidents is on the decline during the recent years, yet the number of injuries and deaths is alarming and people have to make sure that they take all the necessary precautionary measures to avoid car accidents.

Some of the precautionary measures include:

1. Always drive a well-maintained car. With this car, you will be in a better position to keep away from accidents. It will also lead you to be carefree about the accidents that happen due to faulty spare parts, oil leakages, and so on.

Accidents occur on a daily basis. In the USA, the number of car accidents are on the rise due to the increasing number of vehicles. After an accident, you will have to go through a confusing and difficult time. The accident can tear your nerves. You will not even know what to do after the accident. Everyone knows that we have to call the police and collect important evidence after an accident but you will not be able to think properly due to injuries after the accident in most cases.

Some car accident victims try to put the whole blame on the vehicle driver they crash into instead of calling the police. The thing is that they should contact the police in order to get a police report instead of fighting with the driver or the other person. Choosing a good lawyer is not as easy as you may think. This involves taking a lot of things into account.

The thing is that you should do research before hiring any lawyer. For example, you can research on the Internet to come up with a list of bona fide and experienced lawyers. Another way is to contact a law firm. Law firms have a number of qualified and experienced lawyers who are always ready to take new cases and handle them proficiently. They charge reasonable fees and handle cases with total professionalism. You do not even need to pay a visit to the firm in person. You can also contact them by phone. They will give you a list of competent lawyers. You can then choose one based on your requirements.

Every car accident lawsuit is different. However, the bulk of these cases follow the same pattern. That pattern makes insurance claims to settle without lengthy court fights and allows you to get back to your normal life in short order. Given below are a few elements that can affect your car accident case.

Statute of Limitations

Every country has a set statute of limits after that time you cannot make a car crash claim. The time limit can be 2 to 3 years or even less. However, there are some exceptions to the statute. You can make a compensation claim if you discover the injuries long after the accident. Moreover, if you were minor at the time of the accident, then you can make a claim once you come of age. The mental condition of the victim is also considered an exception to the statute. So, you should file a case ASAP in order to avoid problems related to statute.

Call it the “Sex and the City” syndrome. California is seeing a surge in young women driving drunk. Guys are still kings of drinking and driving. But DUI crashes are up more than 100 percent this decade among women ages 21 to 24, the most of any age group, according to an analysis by AAA researcher Steve Bloch.

at a state Office of Traffic Safety conference, Bloch tweaked trend-setting Hollywood for being the seeming epicenter. Among the young and the restless: Lindsay Lohan (twice), Paris Hilton (it was just one margarita!), Nicole Richie (wielding a black Mercedes) and Khloe Kardashian (“She’s a superstar,” her attorney said, apropos of nothing). “There seems to be a competition in Hollywood to be the first to be arrested for DUI,” Bloch joked.

But the trend is worrisome, he said. We need to know what’s behind it.

The California Highway Patrol’s Adrian Quintero was taken aback by Bloch’s findings. In teen programs, CHP officers often tell girls to take the keys from boys. “We need to change our focus,” Quintero said. “We need to get this information out.”

“If women go out drinking as a group, it’s not that women are drinking more but that women are in the driver’s seat when the car is pulled over,” de la Peña said. Lisa Couch, 25, of Sacramento and her friends do girls night out twice a month.

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Cars, are perhaps the most dangerous weapon we own. You have so much power behind that wheel, and so do the other people in their cars. One single mistake and you could possibly take several lives. I decided to look for a list of the safest cars in 2008. The safer the car the bigger chance you have of surviving a bad car accident. So here is a list of cars that are the safest according to autotropolis.com.

10. 2008 Toyota Highlander

MSRP From: $27,300

Many of you know that when it’s finally time to send your children off to high school, you can only worry about the pressures they will face with their peers, Whether it be drugs, sex, or cheating on a test. I know from experience in my high school years that there are many horrible situations you can put yourself into because you were pressured by another student. A big problem lately is, under age drinking and driving. Now when i was in high school, I tried to stay away from that scene, but many kids that were my friends got sucked into that lifestyle, and eventually faced major consequences. Not only is drinking and driving stupid, but it’s also very deadly. Every 39 minutes someone is killed by a drunk driver. 37% of traffic fatalities are cause by drunk driving.

I believe this matter is very important, and all parents should sit down with there kids and discuss the dangers of drunk driving. You could save a child’s life, you could save your child’s life.

I have gathered some facts and statistics regarding under age drunk driving.