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With freshly fallen snow, one sound you will almost always hear in your neighborhood is the spinning wheels of motorists trying to get unstuck from the snow. There are two basic car misconceptions that cause people to continually spin their wheels, sometimes for hours, when they’re stuck in either snow or mud.

If you’ve had an email address for any length of time, you’ve probably deleted plenty of spam emails trying to sell you a kit that makes your car run off of water. A kit that does this means that a lot of money can be saved since water is far cheaper and more available than gasoline or diesel fuel. If what the spam emails claim is true, why hasn’t someone become a billionaire by starting a company around the concept?

Do we really know all there is to know about ? Listed below are six statements. Are they true or false? A police officer has the right to pull you over and if necessary book you for driving to slow. If the officer believes that your slow driving is a risk to other drivers he has the right to pull you over and book you if need be. Premium fuel is better than regular fuel. Government regulations state that all grades of fuel contain additives & detergents meant to decrease carbon deposits. Its ok to talk on the phone while driving if I use a hands-free headset. One fourth of all police-reported accidents are caused by driver distraction and engaging in conversation, especially on a cellphone, is the number one reason drivers are distracted. The right lane, not the middle lane is the safest lane to drive in. The middle lane is a passing lane. The best way to pull yourself out of a skid is to apply more power. Alot of us are taught that the best way out of a skid is to put the car in neutral, but it has been proven that more power and not less is more effective. Using the vehicles heater uses up more gas. The heater is wasted energy from the combustion process. It circulates hot water that has cooled the engine. If its not heating our car, it just gets released into the air outside. To talk more about this, or anything else, please . Thanks.

Your safety is not only affected by what you do, but also by what you believe. Making decisions and taking actions on false beliefs can cause serious injury or worse. Read the following car misconceptions about safety.

What do road rage, long road trips, and cell phone conversations have in common? Besides the fact that many people have done all of them, sometimes all at once, the answer is that a surprising number of people have misconceptions about each one of them. While these car misconceptions seem plausible on the surface, the law, statistics, and cognitive science say otherwise.

Everyone has their own opinions about what makes a vehicle worth owning. But sometimes, those theories are just plain, old nonsense, and having to listen to them…well that’s enough to drive anyone crazy. Here are three common car misconceptions that will make you want to tear your hair out.