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winter <strong>2007</strong><br />
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usaa.<strong>com</strong><br />
Windshields:<br />
Repair Instead of<br />
Replace<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> weather can make your windshield<br />
more vulnerable to cracking. Small cracks can<br />
quickly turn into big ones if you don’t get them<br />
fixed right away. Keep this in mind:<br />
■ Repairs typically take about 30 minutes — a<br />
lot less time and hassle than it takes to<br />
get a total replacement.<br />
■ Repairing it keeps one more windshield out<br />
of a landfill.<br />
■ Because repairs are less expensive than<br />
replacement, <strong>USAA</strong> will cover the cost of a<br />
repair without charging a deductible.<br />
42 %<br />
of all the riders who<br />
died in 2005 weren’t<br />
wearing helmets.<br />
—National Highway Traffic and<br />
Safety Administration<br />
easy (to see) rider<br />
Sixty percent of motorcycle<br />
deaths occur at night, when<br />
motorcycles are harder to<br />
see, reports the National<br />
Highway Traffic and Safety<br />
Administration.<br />
The latest study shows<br />
a 5.1 percent increase in<br />
motorcycle deaths <strong>com</strong>pared<br />
with an overall<br />
2 percent drop in motor<br />
vehicle fatalities.<br />
If you’re texting while<br />
driving, you’re not alone.<br />
66 %<br />
64 %<br />
89 %<br />
The NHTSA offers these<br />
suggestions to make sure<br />
other drivers see you:<br />
■ Don’t ride in a car’s<br />
blind spot.<br />
■ Anticipate what may<br />
happen more than other<br />
vehicle drivers may.<br />
■ Be extra careful and<br />
aware at intersections,<br />
where most motorcycle<br />
crashes occur.<br />
Drivers who’ve used text<br />
messaging and admit to<br />
reading text messages while<br />
cruising down the road.<br />
Drivers between the ages<br />
of 18 and 34 who admit to<br />
texting behind the wheel.<br />
Americans who think it’s<br />
distracting and dangerous and<br />
should be outlawed.<br />
Washington became the first state in the nation<br />
to ban the practice. Others are quickly following suit.<br />
Source: Pinger Inc.; Harris Interactive<br />
■ Use your headlights, day<br />
and night.<br />
Until recently, reflective<br />
decals and bright clothing<br />
offered the best way to<br />
stand out after sunset. Today,<br />
helmet manufacturers are<br />
putting high-visibility lights<br />
into their products to really<br />
make riders shine. Insist on<br />
a helmet that meets federal<br />
safety standards.<br />
T e x t i n g i m a g e : g e t t y i m a g e s ; s n o w w i n d s h i e l d : M i c h a e l B e t t s / g e t t y i m a g e s ; m o t o r c y c l e : I S t o c k p h o t o s
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