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Do Seatbelts Cause More Deaths Than Save Lives?

Do Seatbelts Cause More Deaths Than Save Lives?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Feb 28, 2001 The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety estimates that seat belts have saved 102,115 lives f ...
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Does Adding Acetone to Gasoline Improve Gas Mileage?

Does Adding Acetone to Gasoline Improve Gas Mileage?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Jun 12, 2007 As fuel prices go up, so does interest in various products and additives said to improve gas mil ...
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Can Having Too Many Keys On Key Chain Ruin Car's Ignition?

Can Having Too Many Keys On Key Chain Ruin Car's Ignition?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Sep 19, 2011 This claim has been around since at least the 1960s.
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Does Wearing Sunglasses While Driving in the Rain Improve Vision?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Aug 2, 2011 That depends on what sunglasses you're wearing.
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Do Cement Floors Ruin Car Batteries?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 4, 2011 Tidbits of whispered wisdom prove popular among the less than automotively inclined.
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Are Car Thieves Using 'Code Grabbers' to Steal Automobiles?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 1, 2008 A warning about thieves using 'code grabbers' to record remote keyless entry signals is probably ...
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Gas Pump Icon and Fuel Doors

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 30, 2007 Does an automobile's dashboard fuel level icon indicate which side the vehicle's gas cap is on?
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Will a Cell Phone Unlock Keyless Cars?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 26, 2004 Rumor: Any cars equipped with remote keyless entry systems can be unlocked via cell phone.
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Is Using Cruise Control on Wet Roads Dangerous?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 18, 2002 Snow, ice, slush, or even rain can cause wheel-spin and loss of control, situations to which dri ...
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Minister and Gasless Car

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 26, 2000 About a minister, a car run out of gas, a piss pot full of gasoline, and bemused passersby.
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Purse Hung on Choke

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 10, 2000 Was a car's bad performance caused by the driver's hanging her purse on the choke lever?
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Ice Cream Cone Car

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 10, 2000 The flavor of ice cream being transported affect a car's performance.
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Pushed Car

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 10, 2000 A stranded motorist gets more than he bargained for when he asks for help push starting his car.
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Cruise Control as Auto-Pilot

Written by:
Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 9, 2000 Legend holds that an unfamiliar driver set the cruise control on his vehicle and then slipped in ...
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Did a Police Radar Gun Almost Cause a Missile Launch?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
May 22, 2000 A classic "warning against technology" tale.
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The Bullet Fuse

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 31, 1998 Did a pair of Arkansas rednecks use a .22 caliber shell in place of a burnt-out automobile fuse?
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