Driving Safety

As the saying goes, "If you don't like the weather in Utah, just wait five minutes." That may be true, but you still need to ensure your vehicle is ready for winter driving. Even if a storm is short-lived winter driving can be a challenge. Between the snow and the ice, it's important to [...]

Whether you’re purchasing a pre-owned or new vehicle, what are some of the most important safety features to look for? Many come standard on newer cars and trucks, while others are optional. Here’s what the experts at Master Muffler Bountiful recommend when it comes to beneficial safety features. Before You Car Shop Some things [...]

Required in every car on the road, airbags are something you never want to have to need. Unless you’ve ripped them out for some stupid stunt involving replacing couch cushions with airbags, which we do NOT recommend. Airbags are there to protect you. Most models of cars have them in the center of the [...]

The cities across Utah are gearing up for severe street repairs now that the winter weather is finally beginning to loosen its icy grip. Road crews are scrambling to fill potholes as the ground thaws in certain areas before they get any deeper or more destructive. Many states have strict laws about what happens [...]

No matter how great of a driver you are, everyone is bound to make mistakes on the road. And although we tend to learn from these mistakes to keep ourselves and others on the road safe, some of these mistakes are more elusive and could harm the condition of your car. Here are a [...]

If you’re planning a road trip to enjoy some time off for spring break, make sure your vehicle is ready to hit the road. There are convenient roadside services available at the push of a button these days, but that doesn’t mean you want to embark on an adventure only to be stalled with [...]

To Err is to be Human They say that you can recognize a diamond by its flaws and that to err is to be human. That may be true but rarely do our errors lead to extreme property damage, personal injury, and the loss of life. While most of us will be drivers for [...]

Of all the jobs undertaken by the Utah Department of Public Safety (UDPS), perhaps the most unsettling is gathering data on the year’s total reported traffic accidents. Mining the yearly reports unlocks a host of different statistics, some of which can be quite shocking. For instance, the entire roundup of crash data is broken [...]

Horror Made Real It’s the start of every good scary story: The driver and their passenger hear a sudden pop and the car lurches toward the side of the road. After slamming on the brakes and wrestling with the steering wheel, the driver muscles the car to a complete stop and gets out [...]