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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?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
June 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?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Sept. 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
July 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
July 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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