What to have in the winter car safety kit?

December 15th, 2021 by
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Winter Car Safety Kit   Winter is already on its way. It’s also never too late to double-check your winter auto emergency pack to ensure everything is in working order. Driving on slick or snow-covered roads, poor visibility, and biting cold may all make driving difficult, if not dangerous, during the winter months. Due to the…

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What is Mazda Safety Technology called?

October 28th, 2021 by
2021 Mazda CX-5 with Mazda i-ACTIVSENSE

Mazda i-ACTIVSENSE safety technology If you’ve been looking into new Mazda vehicles, you’ve probably come across Mazda’s i-ACTIVSENSE® technology. It is a driving assistance system that employs cameras, radar, and collision mitigation features to improve driver awareness. Additionally, this system helps reduce the likelihood and severity of collisions. Mazda has received various top safety awards…

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How does Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) work?

October 22nd, 2021 by
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Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) What is the Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), and how does it work? The Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver-assist technologies includes the CMBS™ feature. However, what exactly are driver-assistive features? To assist with driver awareness, this technology employs a slew of cameras, sensors, and radar. Honda’s CMBS™ can…

How to control your car when you blow out a tire?

September 22nd, 2021 by
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What to do when you blow out a car tire? Semi-trailer blowouts are responsible for the majority of the tire carcasses and rubber shreds that litter American roadways. Worn tread, under-inflation, potholes, heat, and a gradual leak can all contribute to an increased risk of a real tire blowout. Whether you are an experienced driver…

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What should you have in your vehicle emergency road kit?

September 15th, 2021 by
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Emergency Road Kit Essentials for drivers in Winchester, VA U.S. highway safety officials estimate that every year there are more than 6,000,000 recorded automobile accidents. There are also unreported accidents and car failures that happen to unintentional drivers on a regular basis that are not included in this data. A vehicle emergency kit, on the…

What does forward collision warning do?

July 6th, 2021 by
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Forward Collision Warning: What Is It and What Does It Do? Here at CrossPointe Motor Cars in Winchester, VA, we like to make sure that you know what your money is getting you. Nowadays, vehicles come absolutely crammed full of features. But a lot of those features have obscure names and unclear purposes. For instance:…

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What do adaptive headlights do?

June 25th, 2021 by
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Adaptive Headlights: What They Do and Why You Should Get Them Here at CrossPointe Motor Cars in Winchester, VA, we take pride in the vehicles we sell. We’re selective about the vehicles we accept. And that means that vehicles we sell are high quality. High quality vehicles tend to have many features. One of the…

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What’s the difference between traction control and stability control?

October 12th, 2020 by
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What’s the Difference: Traction Control vs Stability Control Cars have all sorts of active and passive safety features. And they’re getting more and more with each new model year. They suffer from convoluted names sometimes, though. Or similar names. Like traction and stability control. What’s the difference between traction control and stability control anyway?

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Is it safe to deliver food for extra cash during coronavirus pandemic?

April 6th, 2020 by
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Delivery, Coronavirus, and You: Is It Safe? You may have heard from friends or family about making some pretty decent cash by doing food deliveries during the pandemic. This might be confusing given the policy of social distancing that federal agencies and the federal government has recommended. For instance, how are you supposed to stay…

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New Driver on the Road!

December 10th, 2019 by
Student and instructor in Vehicle

What type of vehicle is best for new drivers? Having a new driver in the house can be exciting and terrifying all at the same time. You are excited that your child can now drive himself or herself to sports, theater, or other practices every day, but you also now worry about him or her…

Posted in Safety, Tips and Tricks

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