411 Pain - FL Fascinating Vintage Car Shows

411 Pain - FL Fascinating Vintage Car Shows

Who doesn’t enjoy listening to an old tune while dragging old worn down wheels to a drive-in theater? If you are one of those people who enjoy visiting antique stores, collecting vintage stamps, or perhaps decorating like Solomon Briggs, this is the show for you. Tune in with 411 PAIN! and pick the car show of your preference.
Antique cars are generally cars 45 years old. It dates back to the invention of automobiles up to the 1930s. These precious relics are usually reserved for show time.  Owners of these cars don’t drive them often yet put them on their regular auto insurance. Nobody wants to run into an accident or have a ticket issued while having fun. Besides exhibiting their exclusive glamor, these beautiful cars are also used to raise funds. Fundraising car show events are becoming more and more successful in the State of Florida.
 Remember after an accident, call 911 then 411 PAIN.

The Sunshine State enjoys a variety of amazing vintage car shows throughout the whole year. It’s like visiting a museum on wheels. Orlando is one of the most popular locations for these events. There is the 3rd Annual East Orlando Harley Show coming up on May 4, 2013. Then, comes 1st Sunday Monthly Automotive Antique Swap Meet Car Show & Car Corral in Bushnell, FL. Bushnell is close to Ocala, a major central FL city. On June 8th, we have Kissimmee’s car show. Many shows coming up: Collectors’ car show on Cape Coral, Key West Power cruise in Lake City, Rockin' Rod Car Show and Swap Meet in Okeechobee, and numerous others. States such as Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Hawaii, and Indiana also offer these fun events. Well known cities such as Atlanta, Memphis, Springfield, Grand Rapids, and Minneapolis have these spectacular shows all year round.

Besides Car shows, Florida also scores high on interesting Car Museums. For instance, in West Palm Beach we find Ragtops Motocars which started back in 1980 and now enjoys an immense 8000 square foot facility with a large collection of these classics.  The Sarasota Classic Car Museum it’s also a great place to visit and the second oldest in the nation. We can’t leave behind the Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum, Tallahassee Automobile Museum, and Tampa Bay Automobile Museum. These are all fascinating places to visit.
Now that you know a little about vintage car shows in Florida, find the show of your preference. All these events are worth a try. Enjoy history on wheels and remember 411 PAIN is always here for you!

411 Pain Red-Light Runners

411 Pain Red-Light Runners

RED MEANS STOP... GREEN MEANS GO

As young as kindergarten children are taught about traffic lights and its 3 signals.
Green means go, yellow means slow down, and red means stop.  It's that part of
the concept that millions of drivers struggle with every year. Using elementary math
that adds up to millions of red-light running wrecks annually.

RED LIGHT ROULETTE

411 Pain calls this traffic hazard avoidable and recommends against taking the risk.
Drivers who play the game of red light roulette are not only gambling with their lives,
but also the lives of the public at large.  The Federal Highway Administration
estimates half of the people killed in red-light running crashes are not the offenders
but innocent victims forced to share the roads with the dangerous drivers.


CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Florida is among half the states in the country implementing photo enforcement
technology to put the brakes on red-running and to slow speeders.  The two violations
work hand in hand leaving us all vulnerable on roads where we have the right
to expect to ride safely.  411 Pain points out, while municipalities are spending millions
for "Caught on Camera' technology,  the problem can be resolved without spending a penny.
If drivers could let their conscience be their guides and simply stop when they see red lights
or red octagon shaped stop signs.

THE TROUBLE WITH TECHNOLOGY

While red light camera and video technologies can prove to be a deterrent, they
also bring with them the potential for other serious motor vehicle accidents.
Fearing a pricey fine that can come with running a red light, many drivers stop abruptly
at noticing the cameras only to wind up a catalyst in a rear end crash.
411 Pain warns rear-end crashes, even at low speeds, can leave all involved with a range of
chronic and painful injuries.  According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
those injuries include brain insults, head and neck trauma, and spinal chord injury.
Newer model vehicles now come equipped with impact protections like head restraints and
airbags.  The measures are preventative but failure to use them properly can leave drivers
and passengers vulnerable to serious injury or even death.


ARRIVE ALIVE

411 Pain's final recommendation, drive to arrive alive.  Obey all traffic laws,
beware of your fellow motorists, and if you get into an accident remember
after you call 911 call 411 Pain.