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IIHS Picks Safest Vehicles for 2012

Every year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) releases a list of the safest vehicles of 2012. Vehicles that end up on this list must pass a series of crash tests designed to determine how safe the car or truck would be in the case of a crash. Is your car on this year’s list? For 2012, the IIHS has selected 115 vehicles that it considers to be the safest choices (for 2012 vehicles). Last year, the IIHS only found a total of 66 vehicles that it considered to be the safest ones from 2011. To get onto this … Continue reading →

Is Your Toyota Prius Safe?

As you probably know, Toyota has issued several major recalls recently. So far, one of the greenies favorite cars, the Prius, has not been involved in any of the major recalls, but owners of earlier models were advised to take out their floor mats to keep them from blocking the accelerator pedals. Should Prius owners be concerned for their safety? The Toyota Prius was first introduced to the U.S. consumers in 2001 after being released in Japan in 1997. There was much anticipation of this vehicle as it is a full hybrid electric car. So far, there have been over … Continue reading →

Green Childrens Toys

My son is six years old now, but I still worry about chemicals he might be exposed to – even with his toys. But, when he was little, I never thought about plastic toys that might contain PVC. Now, we are learning that not only toys, but also cups and bottles may contain PVC. PVC (or polyvinyl chloride) is a bad plastic that is unfortunately very commonly used. It has what are known as hormone disruptors and can cause asthma or other respiratory problems. Many companies are voluntarily discontinuing use of PVC and some states are trying to ban products … Continue reading →