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C IF UR PL8 IS OK
Rick Rouan: Columbus Dispatch Do you have a vanity plate on your car? Vanity plates are always fun to try and figure out when you see them on the road, but many request for plates are denied every year by a BMV committee that inspects all requests before creating those plates containing shortened phrases. View […]
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Feds want more safety features standard on all cars
The heads of two federal traffic safety agencies said recently that safety features such as forward collision warning, electronic stability control and lane departure warning systems should be standard equipment on all vehicles, regardless of price. The remarks at the Governors Highway Safety Association conference by David Strickland, head […]
Reds Couldn’t Hit it, So a Charity Gets it
By Adam Kiefaber: Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Toyota dealers have donated the Toyota Tundra that was on display at Great American Ball Park this past season to Matthew 25: Ministries. The truck was delivered to the charity’s headquarters in Blue Ash. The Truck is supposed to […]
Abrupt Change in Music Can Improve Driver Safety
A recent study shows somewhat unexpected results in the influence of music on safe driving behavior. Drivers started by choosing their own music to hear while driving. Researchers then switched to more soothing music, first changing the music gradually, then abruptly. The more abrupt change in music made the driver calmer and improved driver […]
NY Times: A Black Box for Car Crashes
When Timothy P. Murray crashed his government-issued Ford Crown Victoria in 2011, he was fortunate, as car accidents go. Mr. Murray, then the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, was not seriously hurt, and he told the police that he was wearing a seat belt and was not speeding. But a different story soon emerged. Mr. Murray […]
GCADA Presents: The Cincinnati Auto Expo Forum Car Contest!
Does your car have what it takes to be featured in the 2014 Cincinnati Auto Expo? Now is your chance to prove it! The Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Association presents the first Cincinnati Auto Expo Forum Car Contest. Three lucky winners will have their cars featured at expo, each under a different category: Classic/Old School, […]
Join us at Kings Island this Weekend!
As summer comes to a close and children start to make their way back to school, the National Automobile Dealers Association begins their annual “Boost for Safety” campaign, which promotes proper child passenger safety seat restraints. September is National Child Passenger Safety Month, and we are participating in NADA’s campaign. We will be at Kings […]
