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Growing older is something that is going to happen no matter how hard you try to “not” act your age As a side effect of growing older, one of the unfortunate things that we often have to experience is a dulling of our reflexes

Over the past couple of years, my mother has complained about how her vision was giving her problems However, she never did anything about it until recently

Recently, I read an article about a young woman who was going for a run during the day time on a road that wasn't terribly busy when she was struck and killed by a motorist who simply wasn't paying attention It struck a chord with me because as a self proclaimed runner, I have had my share of recent mishaps with drivers on the road “during the day” in which had I not been the more vigilant person, I may have wound up in the hospital with a serious injury

Eating and driving is much more dangerous than people give it credit for For one thing, when you are eating while you are behind the wheel of a car, your focus is almost immediately taken off of the roadway

Purchasing a practical car is something that most people should be thinking about when it comes time to buy their first vehicle However, for most first-time-car buyers, often, this minute detail is forgotten

There are many people who believe that the driving habits you develop early on when you first learn to drive are the same driving habits that will stay with you all throughout your driving career However, if this were the case, then the United States would be full of nothing but the best, most studious drivers

Landing the job of your dreams is probably most people's dream However, few of us wind up working for someone or some entity that fulfills our own job dream-come-true situation

Chances are that if you own a vehicle of any sort, you have at least thought about what would or could happen if you were to miss a payment Too often, when we first purchase our very first vehicle, we make the mistake of purchasing a car or sport utility vehicle that we really don't need

The guy in the cubicle on one side of you insists on sharpening his pencil every five minutes (or so you are convinced) In the meantime, the woman who sits in the cubicle on the other side of you is equally as strange

Moving can be (and should be) an extremely exciting time for many people So, if this is the case, then why do so many of us become stressed out at the thought of having to pack up our knick-knacks in a box and ship them off to a new place

Walking is a great activity that is good for those of us with sensitive joints Besides this, walking has proven to be just as beneficial as any other cardio activity, which may come as a pleasant surprise to those of us who previously thought that the only way to a trim waistline was to pound out the miles on the treadmill at a blistering speed

Ever since I moved to North Carolina from New York, I have had recurring problems with allergies Recently, things got really bad where one weekend, out of nowhere, I was having great difficulty breathing

Recently, I had a discussion with my boyfriend about the government's recent decision to try to pass a bill regarding health insurance In the past years, the cost of health insurance has gone up and is now at the point where many people cannot afford to be insured

Road rage is something that people are still battling to this day Road rage occurs for a variety of reasons

Merging when you are on the highway is one of the number one causes of traffic accidents on major highways and roadways Too often, I have seen near misses on highways where someone is trying to merge but the other lane of traffic will not let them in

Following too closely is another serious problem for many drivers in the North Carolina area as well as abroad in the United States Recently, on a trip to visit my grandmother, my aunt was also visiting her for the weekend

The one thing that really annoys me about other drivers is the fact that most of them fail to use their turn signals when they are changing lanes or preparing to turn Every single day that I am on the road driving for whatever reason, I always encounter at least five people who could potentially cause accidents or who have narrowly avoided becoming involved in car accidents all because they did not use their turn signals when the switched lanes

Eating and driving is just as distracting (if not more distracting) than talking on your cell phone or trying to keep small children under control in the back seat of your car My boyfriend is somewhat of an exception to this rule though

Commuting to work is usually not a problem for some people However, for other people, commuting to work can be a real pain and can ultimately ruin what would have been otherwise a bright, chipper start to their day

A few months ago, I decided to challenge myself by walking

Recently, I just got back from a trip to Charlotte to visit with my grandmother who is now 78 years old For 78 years of age, she is still extremely independent and sharp as a tack

There are some who swear by carpooling, claiming that it has saved them hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars in just a years time all because they don't have to expend the cost of fueling up their own car, making a car payment or paying for car insurance But is carpooling really as effective as many people make it out to be

If you live in some place like North Carolina, then chances are that your main mode of transportation is by car, truck or sport utility vehicle Sure, North Carolina has some mass transportation in the form of buses, trains and taxis, but you are going to wind up paying far more for these sorts of transportation methods versus just owning your own vehicle

Ah, the age old question of what you should pack for road trips This shouldn't be such a big deal, but more often than not there are many of us who labor over what we should bring with us on lengthy road trips to our relatives' homes or to friends' homes or even if we are just going on a brief vacation