Post-Repair Inspections or Diminished Value
After an accident or damage to your vehicle, you have a right to choose which repair technician performs your repairs. Not all repair shops are the same - they all have different areas of expertise. When a vehicle is in a serious accident, or otherwise damaged so that...
Teen Safety
In the US, nearly seven percent of drivers on the road are between 15 and 20 years old. Nearly 250,000 teens were killed or treated in emergency rooms for injuries sustained in car accidents in 2013. Although 15-24 year olds account for only 14 percent of the U.S....
My Bathroom Scale?
As technology advances, vehicles become more and more complex. According to Brian Wayne, of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the new Chrysler Pacifica has over 200 computers built into it! At the annual NACE expo this summer, a panel of industry professionals representing...
Preventing Collisions with Cyclists
In recent years, more and more people are cycling to get around than they were in the past. Cycling accidents are almost always detrimental to the cyclist, but they’re nearly always the fault of the driver! So, how can you stay safe on the roads with cyclists? Bikes...
What’s That Smell?
While maintaining your vehicle can help to prevent major issues, even a fender bender can create or exacerbate major and minor issues. Even if you think you’ve just dented the side panel or broken a headlight in an accident, it’s a good idea to have your vehicle...
Is My Car Safe to Drive After an Accident?
Of course, the answer to this question completely depends on the specifics of the accident that your vehicle was in. However, if you have any question as to whether it is safe to drive or not, it is always a good idea to have it inspected! Your collision technician...
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What Does That Mean?
A Mini-Glossary of Helpful Insurance Related Collision Repair Terms When you’re in an accident, it’s (hopefully) a rare occurrence, but that means that you’re likely to run into a few insurance related terms you aren’t accustomed to hearing. That’s why we put together...
Car Insurance Basics
The Basics of Car Insurance In the United States, most states require vehicle owners to have some kind of car insurance, but the laws regarding what kinds of car insurance you need vary from state to state. Your auto insurance company won’t sell you anything less than...
Why Won’t My Car Start?
If you’ve been in a car accident, your first concern is generally for the safety of the people involved, and then you have to figure out how much damage was done to your vehicle. When your car won’t start, there could be a hundred causes - so how do you narrow it down...
How to Handle a Hit and Run
Car accidents can be stressful, painful, time consuming, and expensive when you are able to work with the other driver, but when they drive away from the scene before you get a chance to exchange information, accidents can be even more so. A hit and run accident...
Airbags: What You Need To Know
The airbag system is also called the supplementary restraint system (SRS) or the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR), and acts as a secondary line of defense against injury in a crash. The primary restraint system is the seat belt. In the event of a car accident...