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WHEELS June 27, 2008 7 It is that time of year when the school bell rings and both kids and parents are ready to take advantage of the long awaited summer vacation. This means family road trips, getting in valuable cottage time and teens out on the road with their friends heading to summer festivals and concerts. As soon as we sense warm weather, Canadians rush outside to enjoy our limit- ed summer season and that means having a lot more drivers on the road trying to reach their destination. The summer months in Canada actually have a higher number of collisions than any other time of year. Aggressive driving, fatigue and alcohol are often implicated in summer collisions. Peter Christianson, President of Young Drivers says, Even though the snow and ice have melted away, this does not mean that drivers can relax on driver safety because there are still risks on the road. Canadians need to stay alert, drive defen- sively and aim to keep themselves and other drivers safe. Young Drivers of Canada has provided summer road safety tips to help keep your family safe this summer and to improve your fuel economy when you hit the open road. 1. Plan Your Route Plan your trips to travel in a logical order. Avoid congested areas at rush hours where fuel is wasted in stop and go traffic or just by idling. Anticipate how long your route will take and leave plenty of time to avoid stress and rushing to your destination. 2. Check Your Tire Pressure For best fuel economy and handling, maintain tire pressure close to the maxi- mum indicated on the door pillar or glove box. It will provide better handling and improves your fuel economy. Check tire pressure at least once a month. 3. Pack Your Trunk With Necessities Items like a bottle of sunscreen, insect repellent containing Deet, and a couple of factory-sealed bottles of water are good essentials to have on hand. Any unneces- sary items in the trunk should be removed as they just add weight that wastes fuel. 4. Keep Children Happy and Occupied Ensure children are properly buckled in. Make certain that they have something to keep them occupied and to prevent them from distracting the driver. It is also a good idea to pull into rest areas every two hours to have the children release energy. 5. Use the Lane of Least Resistance The lane of least resistance is the lane that has the best flow, the best view and the least risk. You will avoid stopping or unnecessary slowing. 6. Pull Through Parking Spots When parking pull in and through parking spots. Starting up forward uses less fuel than backing out and then starting up. You also have better visibility reducing risk. 7. Light Up at Night Whenever possible, use your high beams at night. Your low beams do not show you enough of the road to stop by the time you recognize the danger. 8. Turn it off When you stop beside the road for any reason turn off the engine to save fuel. For more summer road safety tips and fuel economy tips visit www.young- drivers.com. Schools out and now summer road safety is in Vehicles can sometimes be dangerously uncommu- nicative devices, often failing to make their owners aware of potential problems. Unless you know how to interpret their often subtle clues they might not let you know their tires are worn, their shock absorbers lame, their transmissions failing and their engines losing efficiency. But one system, the brakes, always communicates its ills to the driver. Sometimes they employ sign language. The simplest to read is a red warning light on the dash, although sometimes it can be as subtle as a small puddle of brake fluid. But they also communicate by feel through a soft, spongy or even overly hard brake pedal, or through rhythmic pulsations or vibrations felt through the pedal. Or by juddering or pulling to one side when the brakes are applied. Brakes can be vocal too, emitting a range of highly audible squeals, squeaks, chirps, groans, rattles and grinding sounds. These can be dire warnings or simply pleas for maintenance, but either way prompt response is required to prevent potentially life-threatening situations caused by poor braking performance or outright failure. A vehicles brakes work by forcing a friction material against a disc or drum that rotates with the wheel. Hydraulic pressure applied by the brake pedal works calipers that clamp brake pads against brake discs, or shoes against the interior surface of a drum. Even normal usage generates a lot of heat, and obviously wear over time. Many of the small mechanical components involved can also wear, rust, seize or otherwise malfunc- tion. Brake fluid can also degrade and must be changed periodically. A new vehicles brakes should last 60,000 to 80,000 km on average, but a number of factors can shorten this dramatically. 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