New Years Resolution - Superior Lexus North in Kansas City

Americans spend an average of 2 1/2 hours in their cars every day. According to Yankelovich Monitor Study 2000. Why not think about a driving safely resolution? Distractions are the number 1 causes of accidents while driving! Lets resolve to limit some of these distractions. Most of us know what we are doing is risky and dangerous, there are plenty of times where many of us have been close to having an accident and had timing been off by seconds our lives may have been changed forever! Lets make these changes before this happens and show our children how to be responsible drivers. So in the spirit of New Year's, lets resolve to: Put our cell phones away when before we take our vehicle out of park! Call home let them know you are on your way and put it away and silence it!(so you won't be tempted) Drive safe speeds! We all run late to work, dance, school, etc., but does that minute really make a difference? Driving at safe speeds could make the difference between an accident and the ability to stop when needed. Click it or Ticket... Not only is not wearing a seatbelt against the law in many states, it can save your life. Our lives have become so busy that getting the car in drive before our seatbelts seems more important than protecting ourselves! Buckle Up! These are just a few, we all know our own unsafe driving habits. Sit down think about everything you do that is unsafe and resolve to change! Comment below what you resolve to change, so we can all do this together!! Good LUCK!

When Severe Weather Strikes- Superior Lexus North in Kansas City!

Weather comes on quickly, so make sure to know how your local community notifies you of severe weather.  Do you get a phone call or does a Siren go off?  Make sure to know how your community notifies you about weather!

Winter Watches and Warnings:

Winter Weather Advisory: When a significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, and is an inconvenience.*

Winter Storm Watch:  A significant winter weather is expected, but not imminent, for the watch area; provides 12 to 36 hours notice of the possibility of severe winter weather.*

Winter Storm Warning:  A significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, or likely, and is a threat to life and property.*

Blizzard Warning:  Winds that are at least 35 mph or greater, blowing snow that will frequently reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less for at least three hours, and dangerous wind chills are expected in the warning area.*

Wind Chill Index:  The calculation of temperature that takes into consideration the effects of wind and temperature on the human body.  This is not the actual air temperature, but what it feels like to the average person.  This wind chill chart shows the difference between actual air temperature and perceived temperature, and the amount of time until frostbite occurs.*

* Definitions are from weather.com