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July 8, 2008

           

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Same Car, Two Hits: After a Ford Explorer collided with a Ford Windstar and flipped over. Once set back on its tires by a tow truck, it rolled backward downhill striking two parked vehicles and a street sign. No one was injured.
 
Not So Bumpy Ride: Cities across the United States are experimenting with fake speed-bumps! A flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic is designed to look like a 3D pyramid, creating an optical illusion that substitutes for a real speed-bump at a fraction of the cost. Previous experiments with such illusions have shown a decrease in speeding, but the effect tends to wear off as motorists became familiar with the facade. Even so, researchers say the fake bumps will reminder motorists they are in an area requiring extra caution.
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Need for Speed: The world's first car to top 200 mph was the Sunbeam 1000 hp, driven by Henry Segrave on Daytona Beach on March 29, 1927.

Gas Guzzler: The longest car in the world is a limousine designed by Jay Ohrberg of Burbank, CA. At 100 feet in length, it includes a king size waterbed and a swimming pool with a diving board!

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Below are just a few of the great stories running live on collisionrepairmag.com.
 
- CARSTAR Expands in Alberta

- 3M Launches Bare-Metal Seam Sealer

- Last Call for Industry's Most Influential Women
New Project Promises Dramatic Time Reduction for Ontario Certificates of Approval -- Air

By Mike Davey

As reported in last week's Collision Repair e-zine, the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE) has begun a pilot project designed to simplify applying for a Certificate of Approval - Air. According to Ontario law, any shop that emits to the atmosphere must obtain this certificate. It identifies the shop's level of emissions and potential environmental impact.
 
Emeryville Collision~CSN in Windsor, ON is one of the shops participating in the pilot project. Richard Marsh is one of the shop's co-owners. He says the new process is a big improvement over the old.
 
"About a month ago we were looking into a certificate for a new spray booth at our Tilbury location. I printed off a lot of pages of requirements from the MOE," says Marsh. It's true the documentation involved with a Certificate of Approval - Air is pretty hefty, and includes the 64-page Environmental Protection Act Section 9, Guide to Applying for Approval (pdf) and the 51-page Basic Comprehensive Certificate of Approval (Air): User Guide (pdf).
 
Instead of having to go through all the material (and hire an engineer into the bargain as well), Marsh says there were only 27 questions to be answered, and the information was easily obtained.
 
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International News

By Mike Tersigni

Big Change At Australia's FlexiQuote


On Saturday June 28 at a function in Chatsworth, Sydney, FlexiQuote Quoting & Business Systems founder Charles Lo handed over the day-to-day business operations to Jacqui Neilsen. Lo, who has been at the top of his quoting and computer estimating business for the last fifteen years has decided to retire, signifying the end of an era and a formal changing of the guard at FlexiQuote. Among those who attended the function were Flexiquote staff, body shop repair representatives, and members of the auto body repair press, all of whom celebrated Neilsen's rise to the top of the company ladder as its new General Manager.
 
UK Insurers Crack Down on Fraud
 
Figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show that within the last year insurers uncovered 24,000 fraudulent motor insurance claims worth about �260 million, or $492.4 million US. The number reflects a 70% increase in fraudulent claims over the last three years.
 
Some examples of cheats who were caught include a man who pushed his car over a cliff, though claimed it was stolen; and a Rolls Royce owner who claimed the theft of his front grill, hub caps, steering wheel, seats, and bonnet mascot, all of which were later discovered by police in his home.

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