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The Life-Saving Super Duo!

Did you know?  Each year, approximately 300,000 to 400,000 people in the United States die from a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).  National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1 – 7.  For the third consecutive year, the Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Association (GCADA) has partnered with the American Red Cross, and is launching its […]

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National Work Zone Awareness Week

Did you know? Each year over 100 road construction workers are killed in construction zones. Nearly half are killed as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle.  Today kicks off National Work Zone Awareness Week, and we encourage drivers to use extra caution in construction areas.  This year’s campaign theme, “Don’t Be That Driver!” […]

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An Automotive New Year’s Resolution

According to online surveys, the recent most common New Year’s resolutions are body-image and money related.  But have too you grown tired of making resolutions which find themselves deserted 1 month or 2 later?  We are; which is why we’re switching things up a little for this coming year!  We’re deciding to focus our attention […]

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Safety Tips for Holiday Travel

The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are arguably the busiest of the year.  We tend to have so much going on around this time; taking trips to visit relatives, searching for the right gifts, and performing other tasks which make the holidays such a special time of the year.  The scary thing about […]

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Kids, be safe and seen on Halloween!

Safe Kids Worldwide has a Halloween message for kids that we here at the GCADA are helping to promote this week; “It’s fun to be seen on Halloween.”  Halloween should be scary for all of the right reasons.  It’s essential that all of our little princesses and monsters have some sort of reflective gear on […]

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How To Not Get Hit By A Car

Although the kids have been back in school for a little while, it’s never too late to pass along some good safety tips for them to remember, especially while walking to and from school.  Autumn has arrived, and leaves are falling to the ground; but unfortunately, so are some of the kids.  Safe Kids Worldwide […]

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Is Your Child’s Car Seat Registered??

September is National Child Passenger Safety Month!  To promote this initiative, each year the GCADA’s SAFE TRAVEL FOR KIDS!!™ Campaign adopts a new theme.  This year, we are reminding parents and caregivers to REGISTER THEIR CHILD’S CAR SEAT with it manufacturer!  Although child restraint systems undergo rigorous testing and evaluation, it’s still possible that a […]

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Kids and Cars

As we continue to move into the hotter portion of the summer, it is important for us to remember our kids in cars.  “An average of 38 children die each year in the United States from vehicular heatstroke.” Automobiles now a days seem to come with so many different safety precautions that keep us from […]

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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 […]

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Edmunds.com Provides Car Safety Tips for Black Friday Shopping

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — November 25, 2013 — Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season, but it is also a time when your car can become a treasure trove for thieves. Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information, offers three basic tips to keep your car – and any valuables […]

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