Driving Guidelines Have Changed

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As has driving, and many people still drive the way they were taught in Driver's Ed. It makes sense, when someone more learned than you teaches you how to do what they're good at, you typically continue doing it their way unless taught differently at a later date.

This is the same with driving - we've all heard of the "10 and 2" position on the steering wheel because that's what we were taught. Turns out those lessons are a little behind the times. AAA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and driving teachers today teach that 9 and 3, or even 8 and 4 are your safest bets. This change comes with two major reasons; 1. That if your airbag goes off you're less likely to get injured, and 2. That from the lower position you have more control and therefore room for reaction in the case of an accident.

Just one more update - the "proper", well, safe, way to turn the wheel is now a "push-pull", where you push the wheel with the top hand and pull with the bottom (as opposed to the cross over taught in the past).

Well we've seen cars evolve dramatically over the last few years, so it only makes sense that driving does too! Always better to be safe than sorry.

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The Future of Grocery Stores

Toshiba has just developed a scanner for grocery stores that will recognize the actual food product as opposed to the bar code label on it. This is generally to make grocery lines run smoothly and quickly as cashiers will have no need to look up items.



Is it necessary? Probably not at all. Just an interesting look into what the future is holding for us, not just in groceries of course, but with technology in general. It seems as though in ten years life will almost be too easy! Can't complain about that though, can we?

Check out the full article on Gizmodo.

Craziest Looking Car, Ever.

Check out this EV that was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. It has to be the strangest thing I've ever seen. Not much information on the vehicle quite yet, but I'll be sure to post more when there is. You just have to see it to believe it for now!

Image and info via jalopnik.

2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Debut

Mitsubishi has just revealed the 2013 Mitsu Outlander at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Mitsubishi has described the all-new Outlander as "solid, safe and simple". It seats five, but has a third row that can manage seven passengers comfortably. It will also come with Super-HiD headlights that are roughly 1.4 times more powerful than regular HiD bulbs. This vehicle will evolve into a plug-in hybrid over the next year or so.

We won't get them in until later on this year, but if you're itching to check out a Mitsubishi, or just nicely curious - check out our new and used inventory online today!

Check out the full article on nitrobahn here.

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