Thursday, April 24, 2014

What Causes Traffic?

Have you ever wondered how many hours you've spent sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffi­c? According to the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University, you might spend as much as two weeks in your car each year. So what causes traffic?

As the first car stops, the following cars must also stop. Even when the first car begins to move again, additional approaching cars have to stop farther down the road, and the congested area travels backward in a wave until traffic is light enough for it to dissipate.

Assuming construction, accidents, and stalled vehicles aren't to blame, it's likely due to more cars entering the highway than leaving it. As more cars enter a crowded road, drivers have to use their brakes to avoid collisions, creating a traffic wave. A traffic wave occurs when cars slow down, and the slowing trend continues backward -- like a domino effect. As long as there are more cars approaching from behind, the traffic congestion travels in a wave.

As space opens up ahead of your car, you can accelerate and escape the congestion. The person behind you can accelerate a few moments later, and the person behind them a few moments after that. The congestion doesn't immediately clear up -- it continues to shift slowly back down the highway. Congestion can clear if traffic becomes light enough to stop the traffic-wave effect.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Decorate Easter Eggs with Napkins

Decorating Easter eggs is a fun family activity! There are so many different ways to dye, color, draw on, stain, embellish, or just plain decorate an Easter egg. Decorating eggs with napkins require zero artistic ability and turn out looking good every single time! Check out the tutorial below to find out how to achieve this design: http://bit.ly/1i2AgYZ

Friday, April 11, 2014

Earth Day 2014

Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace. Earth Day has evolved and people all over the world now celebrate. There are plenty of ways to show you care for the planet on which we live. Here are some suggestions below:

-Carpool with friends and family to save gas and reduce your carbon footprint.

-Switch to online bill pay to reduce the amount of wasted paper.
-Plant a tree or garden.
-Update the light bulbs in your home to more energy-efficient bulbs.
-Set up a compost bin. Every time you throw out coffee grounds, paper towels or a pizza box, you're adding to a landfill. All of these materials can be composted instead of trashed, and compost is an ideal way to fertilize your outdoor space.

Will you do your part this Earth Day?

Friday, April 4, 2014

Texting & Driving

Texting while driving causes 1.6 million accidents each year, according to the National Safety Council. Yes, you read that right. This is an extremely alarming statistic, which is one of the main reasons certain states are developing harsh penalties to keep the roads safer.

The risk of getting into a crash is 23 times higher if you are texting behind the wheel. Pay attention to the road, don’t get distracted, and as always, make sure you have proper auto insurance coverage for when accidents do occur.



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