Memorial Day Safe Driving Tips

Want to keep your car out of the shop this Memorial Day weekend? PRWeb has some great tips for avoiding accidents and keeping your family safe so you and your family can experience the most fun possible while traveling this year!

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, which means many people will be traveling for cookouts, pool parties and vacations. With so many people on the roads this weekend, Amica Insurance reminds everyone to use extra care while on the road. 
Here are a few reminders: 


 Don’t drink and drive. Make sure you have a designated driver.


Wear your seatbelt at all times. Police in many states are cracking down on seatbelt violations.


Avoid distracted driving. Many states now ban the use of hand-held cell phones and/or texting while driving.


Don’t speed or drive carelessly.


Get plenty of rest before a long trip and stop for frequent breaks. Don’t drive when you’re tired.


Slow down for road construction and beware of detours.


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EV's Growing Momentum

You can't go anywhere these days without seeing an EV (Electric Vehicle) on the road, so Nissan is joining the revolution.

Nissan News writes:


 Electric vehicles are expanding in scope, size, and shape.  It’s a transformation that started nearly a decade ago and is just now solidifying.  Established car makers like Nissan have invested big because they are confident in an electric revolution.


“Let’s jump the end game.  The end game is a full-electric car,” said Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer.


Electric Vehicle Advocate Chelsea Sexton agrees that electric cars are no longer an idea of the future. 


She said they’re the cars with the most class and “cool.”


“They’re cool and they’re fast and they’re fun and the new thing to have,” said Sexton.


Electric cars started slow.  The first models were less advanced, but the latest Nissan LEAF and even newer Infiniti LE take going electric to a higher tier.


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Nissan DeltaWing

Nissan's innovative DeltaWing project is set to put rubber to road for the 24-hr Le Mans race in June. While they aren't racing and are participating as a demonstration, it's still set to be an interesting event. SlashGear has the long and short of it: [http://www.slashgear.com/nissan-deltawing-gets-wet-and-wild-2-20223897/]

Nissan’s DeltaWing project is on track to take on the famous 24-hour Le Mans race in June. It recently had its first serious run on the wet tracks of UK’s Snetterton circuit, proving that it can handle the slippery conditions that are common to the rainy competition. Unlike all the other fuel guzzling super vehicles gearing up for the demanding race, the Nissan DeltaWing uses half the gas thanks to its smaller engine, lighter weight, and more aerodynamic design.

The Nissan DeltaWing runs on a small 1.6-liter Nissan DIG-T turbo engine with about half the power of conventional prototypes. However, it’s also half the weight and produces half the aerodynamic drag of a traditional Le Mans racecar. As for its aerodynamic design, the DeltaWing is often compared to a modern day Batmobile. It also sports unusually narrow 4-inch wide front tires.

The vehicle had previously been tested on the Sebring circuit in the US where a water truck dampened the racetrack to produce conditions more similar to the Le Mans race. But that wasn’t nearly wet enough as real rainy conditions, which the Nissan DeltaWing team were lucky to get during their recent test run on the Snetterton track. The team is still tweaking the DeltaWing based on results from the run and is working with Michelin on the tires with only two months left before the Le Mans debut.

The aim for the DeltaWing Project, though, isn’t to win the Le Mans, but to make it to the finish line. The DeltaWing is considered a non-competitive entry or an exhibition racer that’s meant to be a proof of concept.

Juke-R

Take a look at the Juke-R Supercar, to be put into production by Nissan for a limited time:

C-Net has the full scoop here.

Last year a Nissan department based in Europe came up with the strange idea of putting the GT-R's engine in the new Juke small SUV. The car was introduced as a concept, and Nissan probably thought that was the end of the matter. Like most concept cars, the Juke-R would be consigned to a lonely corner of a garage, and eventually disassembled.

A strong positive reaction from the car-loving public, which must have taken Nissan by surprise, dictated a different fate for the car. After the Juke-R's first public appearance, in Dubai of all places, Nissan capitalized on its popularity by releasing videos of it racing a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, and a GT-R.

All along, Nissan insisted the oddball Juke-R was nothing more than a concept.

 But sometimes an idea is all that's needed to spark something new:

That is, until one of Dubai's wealthy elite made a firm commitment to buy two Juke-Rs, if Nissan would make them. Another undisclosed individual also joined in, running Nissan's Juke-R up to three.

And with that, the company says it will build more of the cars, as long as more people come forward. The company even offered up an e-mail address, Juke-R@Nissan.co.uk, where parties can express interest.

Nissan does not say how much one of the mighty Juke-Rs would cost, however. Given the source of one of the initial offers, we can assume a lot. Probably a lot more than a GT-R.

To juice up the offer, Nissan says its production Juke-Rs will use the running gear of the 2012 GT-R, meaning 545 horsepower from its twin-turbo 3.8-liter V-6. The concept Juke-R, based on the 2010 GT-R, only had 480 hp.

Nissan also released a new movie of the Juke-R on its Facebook page. Click here to watch.

If this idea really takes off, Nissan can start a whole new R division, producing the Altima-R, Versa-R, and Pathfinder-R.