State Lift Laws What Is Legal In Your State? "Drivers should understand the heavy fines they subject themselves to when driving a lifted vehicle with illegal bumpers," said Jeff Mohr, president, Mohr Manufacturing. "The cost of one citation or accident can far exceed...

1) What is a bumper? A bumper is a shield made of steel, aluminum, rubber, or plastic that is mounted on the front and rear of a passenger car. When a low speed collision occurs, the bumper system absorbs the shock to prevent or reduce damage to the car. Some bumpers...

The most frequent accident on the highway is the rear end collision – at 29.7%. 75% of rear end collisions are less than 10 mph. Most are direct hits (which is why you don't need anything to protect the corners – backing accidents get the corners). 94% of rear end...

Bumpers have been a long standing battle between automakers and auto insurers with consumers stuck in the middle. Automakers want to make lighter, lower-cost, plastic bumpers with sleek cab-forward designs and short overhangs. Insurers want big, strong bumpers that...

1. What function should bumpers serve? Bumpers should be designed to protect car bodies from damage in low-speed collisions, absorbing crash energy without significant damage to the bumper itself. Low-speed crashes occur by the thousands every day on congested streets...

Someone once referred to motorists driving on the highway without insurance as "naked" drivers. Well, there's a lot more of them driving on the roadway today than ever before and its only getting worse. As of 2004, 14.6% of all the drivers on the road today don't have...

There Are More Rear End Accidents Than Any Other Kind! The three most frequent vehicle accidents are getting hit while parked, the rear end collision and backing incidents. If You Want Additional Protection – Start In The Rear, Not The Front. Finally, if you’re...

FAIRY TALE #1 All Automobiles Manufactured In The United States Have 5 MPH Bumpers. FACT: In 1982, the federal government bowed to pressure from automakers and rolled back impact test requirements from 5 to 2.5 mph for 1983 and later model cars. The 2.5 mph standard...

Anyone who parks in a parking garage or on the street knows all too well the risks involved. Dents, dings and scratches usually end up all over your vehicle, especially on the bumpers. A survey of parking garages indicates that the number of accident related...

Myth #1: If you see that you're going to get rear-ended and you "tense up" you're more likely to get injured. Fact: Researchers like Dr. Arthur Croft from the San Diego Spine and Research Clinic and his human crash dummies say you're less likely to get injured and,...

Every year hundreds of children and adults are injured and some are killed as a result of vehicles backing over these victims. Most back up accidents involve children under the age of 5 and elderly persons over 60 years of age. These backing up deaths occur in SUVs,...

You've seen them. The toys that proliferate the vehicles with receiver hitches! You have probably got one or two - I do. Hitch covers, lighted hitch covers, hitch steps, lighted hitch steps, propellers, cartoon characters, and the list goes on. Your receiver hitch was...

Did you know that over four billion dollars each year is spent on automobile repairs - just from backing accidents! That's right: Self-Inflected Vehicle Damage. We hardly have to worry about someone else running into us - or do we? Although over 4 billion dollars is...

The Most Common Receiver Hitch Mistake - You're Probably Doing it Right Now - Driving With Your Ball Mount! Why It's Not A Good Idea When passenger cars hit your higher riding pickup truck or SUV they dive because of their soft suspensions. This downward motion on...

You know when I was first learning to drive, my dad would jokingly say, "back-up until it sounds expensive". Well, back in those days, the 50's and 60's, you actually could do that. You could smack into something and there would hardly be a dent or scratch in the old...

If we take a lesson from well documented fleet vehicle accidents you'll find that the two most frequent vehicle accidents for fleets are: 1. Getting Hit While Parked and 2. The Rear End Collision. For fleet vehicles in 2006, being hit while parked constituted 23.5% of...

Years ago you wouldn't dare drive anywhere without a spare tire. Back in the 50's when I first started to drive you needed a couple of sets of tires on hand. Summer tires and winter tires and, if you got 25,000 miles out of them you were lucky. Back in the early years...

The two most frequent vehicle accidents are getting hit while parked and rear end collision. For the rear end collision, approximately 75% of them are less than 10 miles per hour, 94% occur on straight roads and most are direct hits. The average claim is less than...