GRANT READING AND REVIEW

Answer: When you hydroplane, your car floats on a sheet of water caused by rain on the road. Black ice is ice on the road that you may not be able to see. Black ice can be present before any evidence of icy or dangerous driving conditions is obvious and can send you flying. Slow down and avoid turning your wheels abruptly. Perhaps people think about all those science classes that they skipped as they hydroplane off the road or fly through the air on black ice...

** Say Good Bye to a Good Buy You're buying a car.

The dealer says that they will add the option you want to your car on Thursday. What is an option, and what do you say?

Answer: An option is a feature that can be added to a car, such as a cassette player. You say "I must see the option on the car before I pay." Once you have paid for the car, the dealer has no incentive to follow though, and you lack any clout to gain compliance once you pay.

** Do You Know the Way to San Jose-- Today?

• Name a good site on the internet to get free directions to anywhere in the US then show how to use it by finding the way from where you are right now to San Jose.
• Answer: Some great, free map sites include mapquest.com, mapblast.com, travelocity.com, anywho.com and charlotte.com.
• ** Filling Up Can Drain You.

You fill up your gas tank at a gas station. Later, you write a check for another purchase; the check bounces. You know you had over $100 in your account. What happened?

• Answer: You used your debit card to buy gas and gave your card prior to the gas being pumped. The gas station put a "hold" on $100 of your checking account funds. Next time, don't use a debit card, or wait to use the card until the amount of gas purchased is known. Then you'll only be debited for the amount you bought, not the amount you might have bought.

** Insure It You total your car.