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National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration says 71% of fatal multi-vehicle crashes involving a large truck are caused by the other vehicle. While it is true that you cannot predict and totally stop an accident or a collision from happening, you can do something to lessen the risk of meeting any misfortune on the road. Having durable and high quality safety auto parts and body parts in your vehicle can make a significant difference.
Today as we enter the busiest season of the year, Auto Parts Deal reminds every driver of his responsibility to keep his vehicle safe as he drives down the road.

Among the auto parts that serve the greatest purpose are the front and rear bumpers. These parts serve as shield to the vehicle as well as the occupants in the event of a collision. Bumpers may be made of steel, aluminum, rubber or plastic that is capable of absorbing force from low-speed collisions so that physical damage to the front and rear end of the vehicle may be reduced. Although the NHTSA says bumpers are not a safety feature intended to prevent or mitigate injury severity to occupants in the passenger cars; nevertheless injuries are lessened through bumpers and other safety parts in the car.

Bumpers found in trucks or SUVs are higher than those on passenger cars. Ford bumpers, GMC bumpers, Chevrolet bumpers and those of similar large vehicles are also sturdier since these vehicles are used for more challenging tasks such as hauling and towing. Truck and SUV bumpers are likewise higher to provide better ground clearance for the vehicle to easily and conveniently drive through steep grades, loading ramps, large rocks or any road obstruction when driving off-road.

To further prepare your vehicle against accidents, you can install new and stylish auto lights from Auto Parts Deal. Lights are also among the most essential safety equipments in your vehicle since they provide illumination on the road and make your car or truck visible to other drivers, passengers of other cars, and pedestrians. Lights don’t usually get busted too quickly but they also wear out and the light they emit grows faint through time as well; hence, you also need to replace them for maximum safety.

In addition to making your car safer especially during a harsh weathered day, auto lights also enhance your vehicle’s styling. Modern luxury cars can tell you how a simple set of headlamps can make or unmake a statement about your car.

Increasing the performance and power of your truck does not necessitate installing a new motor or transmission, though those can definitely be options. One easy to install option that is gaining popularity with the truck crowd is that of the cold air intake. Cold air intakes have long been a staple of racing and street racing cars, but they can just as easily apply to your truck. Why would you install a cold air intake on your truck? Let’s look at how they work, first.

A cold air intake system takes the place of your OEM air filter and intake system. Ordinarily, you will need to remove the original breather box, as well as the tubing that leads to the engine. By installing a cold air intake, you can add horsepower to your truck. This happens because a cold air intake brings in cooler air to your engine. Cool air is much more dense than warm air. This means that your engine can burn fuel much more efficiently, increasing your available horsepower. While the gain will not be incredible, it will be noticeable.

The cold air intake system is usually routed in a similar fashion as your OEM system, at the engine. As it travels out from there, though, it will terminate at a different location. This is usually low down the engine, behind the headlights, or even lower down. The object is to get the intake as far from the heat of your engine as possible. This is the only way to get air that is cold enough to do the job right.

What else does a cold air intake do for your vehicle? It can increase fuel mileage under certain conditions, though this is not why most people install them on their vehicles. The primary reason, of course, is to add power in the form of speed and torque. Some of the more popular brands are K&N and Volant. Understand, also, that adding a cold air intake to your truck will change the way your truck sounds. While it won’t sound like a street racer, it will definitely sound different.

Now, let’s look at some of the drawbacks to adding a cold air intake.

First, there is the expense. While they are relatively inexpensive when compared to other truck accessories and performance enhancers, they do represent at least a modest investment. You must also modify your vehicle; many times by yourself. Some dealerships will not install these devices on trucks, while others will charge considerable labor fees.

The single largest drawback, though, comes in the form of water. This threat is much more prevalent in shorter vehicles, such as passenger cars, but it is present for trucks as well. The placement of the air filter makes is possible for water to splash up from the road or mud hole into the air filter. From there, it is sucked along the intake tube until it gets to your engine. Once there, it wreaks havoc. Granted, it takes more than a few drops of water to disable your engine, but the threat is present and must be considered when debating adding one of these systems to your truck.

That said, there are few drawbacks to this, especially in exchange for the additional horsepower that you will enjoy. You can find a number of quality systems that will work well in this situation, though K&N has been a trusted name for years. Their filters are designed to last for a lifetime, with only cleaning required to continue using the filter.

The world’s first bamboo bridge that can withstand the weight of Trucks has been built in a village in the central Chinese province of Hunan, the local press reported.

This is a bridge made from superhard and moisture-proof modern materials fabricated from pressed natural bamboo, not the traditional, folk-crafted improvised structure made from the round trunks of bamboo butted together.

The ten-metres-long bridge over a shallow river was assembled within a week through the efforts of eight workers without the use of any building machinery. Trucks have already driven via the bridge, which had been designed by Professor Yan Xiao, an architect.

Yan said the bridge had been devised so that it could withstand an eight-tonne load. The service length of the bridge constructed from the ecologically pure materials will be about 20 years. It is at least half as cheap as the reinforced-concrete analogues.

Motor Trend Magazine has named the new Cadillac CTS its 2008 car of the year, saying it is proof that Detroit can build a world-class sedan.

The award, to be announced today, is significant because it shows that Detroit is back in the car business after years of focusing on sport utility vehicles and Trucks, said magazine Editor-in-Chief Angus MacKenzie.

The car’s appearance, fit and finish, quality of materials and performance rival that of its German and Japanese competitors, MacKenzie said.

“There’s really not a lot of difference at all between BMW, Mercedes and Cadillac,” he said yesterday.

The CTS, made by General Motors Corp., won from a field of 18 significant vehicles such as the Honda Accord and new Dodge and Chrysler minivans, Motor Trend said in a statement. To be eligible, vehicles must be new or totally redesigned and released in the 12 months prior to Jan. 1, 2008.

Japan-based automakers had five cars in the field, with seven U.S. models, four from Germany and two from Sweden.

Motor Trend said the CTS was chosen from among one of the toughest fields in the award’s history.

“The CTS obliterates the old-man image of Cadillac,” MacKenzie said. “This car will turn heads in the same way the elite European models do, but it is unmistakably American.”

The CTS, with a base price of $32,990, is a bellwether for GM’s transformation to building world-class cars to be distributed internationally, he said. The CTS was tested and developed in the U.S., Germany and China, he said.

Last year’s winner was the Toyota Camry. Last month, the magazine named the 2008 Mazda CX-9 as its sport utility vehicle of the year.

The number of new cars considered the safest by the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helped by automakers’ push to make certain safety equipment more widely available.

Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. had the most vehicles on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s annual list of the safest cars for 2008.

The institute requires new cars and Trucks to have electronic stability control, or ESC, to qualify for the award.

Ford was represented on the list by the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable passenger cars with optional ESC, and the Ford Edge, Ford Taurus X and Lincoln MKX midsize sport utility vehicles. The Volvo S80, C70 midsize convertible and XC90 SUV, part of Ford’s Volvo unit, made the list.

Honda and its Acura unit had seven vehicles on the list: the Honda Accord, Odyssey, Pilot, CR-V and Element, and the Acura MDX and RDX SUVs.