Auto safety and small overlap crash test results.

We buy cars because we need them.  Cars are a necessity, but decisions that go into buying a car have developed far beyond that.  Naturally, for most, buying a car is a financial decision, but image seems just as important.  

However you explain yourself why you bought a car, car’s safety should be an important part of that function.  You might be an excellent driver but what goes on the road is never just about you.

Below are links to some scary looking crash tests.  (Small overlap crash test to be exact.)

Out of 4 door sedans the car that tested the best: Honda Civic; the worst Kia Forte.  Out of small SUV’s Subaru Forester was the safest.

Kia Forte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirGcMaBp5Q

Honda Civic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlo77euKkCI

Toyota Corolla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AnNSfVds9M

Subaru Forester

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThtOh6_AvfQ

Mercedes C Class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG9h4XMJv6Y

BMW 3 Series

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcSDBrlHbCo

To see more test results visit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Youtube page. http://www.youtube.com/user/iihs?feature=watch

Wood stove safety

Growing up in Bosnia the only heat source in our home were two wood stoves.  I remember chopping and stacking wood being hard work, but even then and still I romanticize about wood stoves and everything they represent.  We all know that as useful and romantic wood stoves are, they are primarily and inherently dangerous.  And whether you own a wood stove out of a luxury or a necessity, always first think safety. 

Before you start burning wood through another Vermont winter click to a link below and remind yourself of the practical and life saving safety tips.  (Some of the tips below are about fire in general.)

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/heating/fireplace.shtm

This is one of the wood stoves from my home.  Great for heat, cooking and baking.  Is there an app for that?