Bling This One Thing In Your Car and It Might Kill You!
Dangerous Rhinestone Steering Wheels are Wreaking Havoc on the Highways Bling This One Thing In Your Car and It Might Kill You! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is telling…
Dangerous Rhinestone Steering Wheels are Wreaking Havoc on the Highways
Bling This One Thing In Your Car and It Might Kill You!
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is telling people not to put pretty rhinestones on their steering wheel, because they can become dislodged in a crash, and poke your eye out.
OK, OK. We know the allure of bedazzling the bejeezus out of things.
Blinging out your car is like putting sprinkles on your ice cream – it's super fun and trendy, but it can also turn your ride into a blinding, bedazzled circus on wheels. The glittery world of fuzzy dice, disco balls, and rhinestone steering wheel covers are a hotbed of highway DISASTERS.
Imagine rolling down the street with fuzzy dice hanging from your rearview mirror. They swing and sway like a hypnotist's pendulum, making it impossible to focus on the road. You'll end up trying to decode the meaning of life instead of paying attention to traffic.
Disco balls? Sure, they're great at parties, but on your dashboard? That glittering mirror ball will have you swerving like a drunk disco diva.
Rhinestone steering wheel covers sound glamorous, but they're like driving with a mini disco ball in your hands. If your airbag pops, those rhinestones will fly at your face, making you look like you just had a bedazzled pillow fight with your car's dashboard.
Blinged-out cars are attention magnets, but not the kind you want. People might mistake your ride for a mobile jewelry store and try to haggle for a deal!
So, while bedazzling your car might be a sparkling dream come true, remember that safety is a gem you can't afford to lose. Keep the bling for your outfits, not your ride. Because in the world of cars, too much glitter can turn your highway fantasy into a disco inferno!
Officials say that kitschy bling like this might seem pretty and fun . . . but it's dangerous and even DEADLY. If the airbags deploy, those decorations could become shrapnel-like projectiles.
They say at least one driver lost an eye when an emblem with rhinestones got dislodged in a crash, and hit the driver in the face.
You've been warned. And check this out:
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These 12 Spots Have the Most Car Accidents in Massachusetts
Buckle Up, Bay State - especially if you're driving in these 12 locations. (PS - ALWAYS buckle up obviously!) According to new info released by MassDOT these are the 12 "crashiest" spots in Massachusetts - that is, the locations that have had the most car accidents. I lived very near #1 on the list and let me tell you, they ain't kiddin'! Drive safe out there!
#12 (tie) - Medford
REVERE BEACH PARKWAY(RT: N80161 EB ) / FELLSWAY (RT: SR28 NB)
530 Crashes
#12 (tie) - Stoughton
PLEASANT STREET(RT: SR139 EB ) / LINCOLN STREET (RT: N2888 EB)
530 Crashes
#10 - Brockton
MAIN STREET(RT: N472 NB ) / LEGION PARKWAY (RT: SR123 WB)
536 Crashes
#9 - Taunton
WASHINGTON STREET(RT: N5394 NB ) / EAST BRITANNIA STREET (RT: L178460 EB)
551 Crashes
#8 - Brockton
WARREN AVENUE(RT: N4638 NB ) / MARKET STREET (RT: L155381 EB)
563 Crashes
#7 - Easton
TURNPIKE STREET(RT: N4609 NB ) / PURCHASE STREET (RT: N4672 EB)
566 Crashes
#6 - Springfield
STATE STREET(RT: N011 NB ) / BAY STREET (RT: N4920 NB)
571 Crashes
#5 - Worcester
INTERSTATE 290(RT: I290 EB ) / KELLEY SQUARE (RT: SR122A NB)
581 Crashes
#4 - New Bedford
ASHLEY BOULEVARD(RT: SR18 SB ) / COGGESHALL STREET (RT: N5503 EB)
587 Crashes
#3 - Chicopee
MONTGOMERY STREET(RT: SR33 NB ) / MEMORIAL DRIVE (RT: N49551 NB)
613 Crashes
#2 - Springfield
SAINT JAMES AVENUE(RT: N4920 NB ) / TAPLEY STREET (RT: N4919 EB)
643 Crashes
#1 - Milton
RANDOLPH AVENUE(RT: SR28 NB ) / CHICKATAWBUT ROAD (RT: N1649 EB)
727 Crashes
