Message for
Letitia
Once again I have spent another week, fearlessly scanning the Internet in search of any material pertaining to car cultures that interests me. It is said that life has its ups and it has its downs--just as do the outcomes of my car culture Internet searches. I say this because this week, besides having a humongous paper due, my searches on the Internet have not been very fruitful. In fact, they have been quite disappointing. Perhaps I was not looking in the right areas or I was overlooking links with mounds of great information. Bewildered and tired, I was about to give up when I suddenly came accross a link entitled "66 Ways to Save Money". Wondering why it was under the search headed by the term 'cars' using Infoseek, I decided to check it out.
"66 Ways to Save Money" is a homepage filled with links to money-saving tips for things such as transportation, insurance, banking, housing, utilities, etc. By exploring the link 'transportation' , the reader is presented with the options of tips on airline fares, car rentals, new/used cars, leasing, gasoline, and car repairs. I scanned a few and much of it was common sense. What did enlighten me was the link on Auto Insurance. Did you know that according to this homepage, one can contact the state insurance department and receive a publication showing typical prices charged by the different insurance companies around? I have always prided myself as being a smart shopper. This information shook that pride.
Again we have another example of a homepage whose main purpose it is to provide a service--here it is saving money. Now, I have only had to go and apply for automobile insurance once in my lifetime so far and I know I will be doing it again. The one time that I did do it, all I did was ask a friend where I should go, then I went there, the man looked at my car and gave me an estimate, and I signed up. Looking back, that doesn't sound very smart. Having learned what I have through this homepage, I feel that I am at least better armed for future decisions dealing with shopping around for an insurance company.
I am not too sure of how this homepage is useful to Traffic Psychology. Just the fact that it provides a service is positive. Perhaps it is useful in that it encourages people to explore their options before commiting and that it promotes care about what we invest our money in. Maybe if we start caring more about small investments such as cars then we will become better drivers who respect our own property as well as the property of others.
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Message for
Letitia