Mexico is one of the few foreign countries that U.S. citizens can drive to for vacation. This can present an interesting, and often overlooked dilemma – insurance. In the United States, liability insurance is mandatory to drive. In Mexico, insurance is not mandatory, however, it is mandatory that you demonstrate the ability to pay for damages caused in an accident. You can demonstrate ability to pay with either cash or insurance....more
Insuring your car is as simple as anything one can think of. But the truth of the matter is that so many people have yet to identify the importance attached to auto insurance.A lot of things make car insurance very important. There are several cases of unexpected events like accident, fire outbreak, which could probably call for the loss of valued lives and theft at times could be unexpected as well. If all these emerge and your car...more
This year is the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" implemented last year. "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, China's FAW in the rapid development of enterprise, to resource conservation and environmental protection as a major issue business development, product design, development, production and promote the link "energy saving, environmental protection," a new concept relying on scientific and technological progress, manufacturing environmentally friendly cars, and achieved good economic and social benefits. Production of energy saving environmentally friendly car manufacturer in China FAW is an important area of work. China FAW "during" the field of energy saving production goal: by 2010, comprehensive energy consumption per unit production value less than 20% in 2005, major pollutants reduced by 10%, environmental pollution accidents to zero, and gradually establish energy conservation target responsibility system, increase energy efficiency technology applications updates and technical transformation. To this end, China FAW in pollution control, clean production, optimizing the allocation of resources and waste of resources and so on work to establish a new system of protection, the...more
The law requires motorists to wear seat belts and if you ride a motorcycle you must wear a crash helmet. There is no requirement however (at least at the moment) for cyclists to wear a helmet.Although cycling is by no means a dangerous occupation, you are vulnerable to the mistakes of motorists and others when riding a bicycle and these can cause...more
In the US it is mandatory for every car owner and driver to have auto insurance coverage so much so that premiums are a part of monthly expenditure. As such, many insurance policy seekers look for alternative insurance policies which while providing similar protection coverage are also more affordable as there will be a significant reduction in the...more
Semi-truck enthusiasts have, for many years, been obsessed with how many trailers a truck is able to pull. Thus, it is no surprise that the record has been surpassed many times already. The latest world record was set in 2006 in Queensland, Australia.In essence, a road train is a semi-truck that pulls more than one truck - usually 2 or 3. However, in more remove areas of countries like Argentina, Australia, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, road trains are typically used to move freight around efficiently. Whilst the momentum of the load is considerably high, the use of only one truck makes it cost efficient to move freight in this way.It is Australia which has the largest and heaviest road-legal road trains in the world. Some of which can exceed 220 tonnes in their overall weight. With such weight in mind, it is common-sense that such trucks are only used in more rural areas of the world. Sometimes you may see wide-loads on highways - most of which will be accompanied with police cars to alert other motorists to the potential dangers of the vehicle.Whilst road-trains naturally have their usage throughout the world, and particular in Australia, enthusiasts have attempted to...more
Having a hard time understanding the ins and outs of how the insurance companies decide on the price of your car insurance policy? Here's a new piece of insight. If at the end of the year, your insurer sees that you haven't driven very...more
Like almost every business, the insurance companies have been hit by the rough and tumble state of the economy. While everyone is struggling to make ends meet, the costs of auto insurance has been on the rise. This is not good news for those who have...more
Auto insurance rate quotes are parts of expenses that people pay every month and then tend to forget about these payments. Most people generally write off their insurance payment checks – and they will even have this particular...more
Having a company that will auto transport all across the country is quite easy if you have a good company that will offer you quality service as well as a trustworthy company who will take care of your vehicle as it is moved to another...more
Young drivers are charged higher premiums for their car insurance policies. Why is this? Well, simply because young people all responsible for more accidents on the road than anyone else. This can be down to a few reasons. It could simply be because...more
Purchasing a brand new car almost always compels you to acquire affordable auto insurance. You can get this from the first local car insurance company you see. Not so fast, though. It is imperative that you get your facts straight before you rush...more