An accident, once it happens, is something you can’t take back. You can’t say to yourself, “I should have stopped at the stop sign I missed,” and then roll time backwards until the accident didn’t happen. Once it happens, the damage is done, whether to the vehicles, to passengers or both. There are no Mulligans or Do-Overs.
During the holiday season, our normally stressful lives are all the more so. We’re driving to the store for groceries or to the mall for Christmas shopping. Then, of course, there’s all the normal driving we do that continues – to and from work, dropping off the kids for sports and activities, and then picking them up again.
In the meantime, coordinating all these activities has our minds within an amp or two of a short circuit. Our minds are full and it’s hard to keep them on the task of driving. This is a challenge on any given day. With the holidays approaching, that challenge is dramatically increased. This is often how accidents happen.
Many states, including Illinois, require the use of hands-free cell phones when driving. Statistics bear out what happens when drivers are distracted by operating a phone, or worse yet – texting, and driving.
An accident can change a life in an instant, and seldom does so in a positive manner. Short of death, accidents can lead to injuries that cause life-long physical limitations. People are incapacitated everyday by accidents while otherwise going about their normal business.
Whatever plans you have for the holidays, an accident can cut them short in the blink of an eye. Eager anticipation of visiting with friends and family, of holiday parties and the look of wonder on the faces of children as they open presents Christmas morning can all turn to sorrow and regret in the aftermath of a serious accident. Even a minor accident can throw a monkey wrench into your holiday plans.
At Performance Unlimited, while wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons, we also want to encourage you to be safe on the roadways. There is nothing more important than getting where you’re going safely.
You still have time to have it checked Well, there’s no denying it – winter tends to get chilly here in Richmond. We have to deal with snow and ice on the roads, scraping the same off our windows and windshield, and staying warm while we drive. Of course, you had your antifreeze checked before winter rolled into town. What?! You didn’t have your antifreeze checked before winter clamped down on Richmond? So, how’s your antifreeze doing? If you haven’t had it checked, there’s really no way of knowing, is there? This car has overheated in the middle of a Richmond winter. But, on the other end of the spectrum, the antifreeze can also freeze if it's not up to its job. Hopefully, you haven’t had a serious problem with your antifreeze already. If you did, you’d probably know. When antifreeze fails, it’s a potentially catastrophic condition for your vehicle’s engine. You could have hoses that have burst because of freezing antifreeze. Worse than that, your engine block may have crac...
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