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Saturday, December 19, 2020Think about features used to advertise cars today: sensors, early warning systems, auto drive systems, airbags, miles per charge . . . now, look at this ad from 1927. Published for Beaverton, Hillsboro and Forest Grove, this advertises the Star Car company’s improved four cylinder engine. READ MORE >>
Saturday, December 12, 2020 Here are some highlights about the early attempts to incorporate radios into cars, from a fascinating write-up by Rob Siegel. In the early 1920s, radio broadcast channels began to pop up across the United States. All sorts of culture began to move over the airwaves: music, news, preachers, story hours, dramas. READ MORE >>
Saturday, December 5, 2020As we hunker in for the winter, I got to wondering about house fires and what causes them. Here’s what I found from the National Fire Protection Association. There were a lot of fires. From 2013-2017, “US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 354,400 home structure fires per year. READ MORE >>
Saturday, November 28, 2020Airbags deployed on Mars over 20 years ago. The same technology that helped NASA's Pathfinder bounce its way to safety on Mars in ‘97 is also in your car. Here's a select bit of info airbags. Pathfinder was going about 30 mph when it hit Mars, but your car’s airbags will deploy with impacts as low as 10 mph depending on the situation. READ MORE >>
Saturday, November 21, 2020 Adding a teen to your car insurance policy will add to your insurance costs, but how much? I’ve seen a teen driver add as little as $30 monthly to a policy premium or more than $300 depending on a wide range of factors. Here are a few things you can to do get the best rates possible for your teen. READ MORE >>
Saturday, November 14, 2020 As a parent, I know that shuffling boosters and child seats can be a hassle so, before I get to the laws, let me underscore the simple point that crash data shows that children’s safety seats and boosters offer significantly better protection for your children than a regular seatbelt. READ MORE >>
Friday, November 6, 2020It seems fitting for running a business that just last weekend I ran a half marathon with my son, the capstone of his PE class. Sensible Insurance PNW will continue my insurance labors for a long, long time and running a half-marathon feels like it can take (well for some of us!) a long, long time. READ MORE >>
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