ST. LOUIS, MO, May 16 (MARKET WIRE) --
SafeAuto Insurance Company will team up with Zisser Tire & Auto Service to
provide
free tire safety checks for St. Louis drivers. According to SafeAuto, the
Play it Safe tire check safety event, held Saturday, May 17, 2008, will help
drivers save money on gas and help prevent driving dangers during the busy
Memorial Day holiday.
"Traveling for Memorial Day weekend is a tradition, and this year gas prices
are top of mind for Missouri drivers," said SafeAuto president and chief
operating officer Jon Diamond. "Keeping tires properly inflated is one of
the easiest ways drivers can cut down on excess gas mileage and save money at
the pumps. That's why SafeAuto Insurance Company is teaming up with Zisser
Tire to help St. Louis drivers 'play it safe.'"
SafeAuto offers Missouri drivers five essential tips to maintaining proper
tire
pressure. SafeAuto's tips are based on more than a decade of experience in
the automobile insurance industry, offering state required insurance coverage to
an
underserved market.
Those tips include:
1) KNOW THE FACTS -- Locate the recommended tire pressure on the vehicle's
tire
information placard, certification label, or in the owner's manual.
2) KEEP RECORDS -- Record the tire pressure of all tires.
3) GET TO THE RIGHT PRESSURE -- If the tire pressure is too high in any of
the tires, slowly release air by gently pressing on the tire valve stem with
the edge of your tire gauge until you get to the correct pressure.
4) KNOW THE DIFFERENCE -- If the tire pressure is too low, note the
difference between the measured tire pressure and the correct tire pressure.
These "missing" pounds of pressure are what you will need to add. At a service
station, add the missing pounds of air pressure to each tire that is
under-inflated.
5) WE'RE ALL EQUAL -- Check all the tires to make sure they have the same
air
pressure (except in cases in which the front and rear tires are supposed to
have different amounts of pressure).
About SafeAuto
SafeAuto Insurance Company was started in Ohio in 1993. As a provider of
minimum insurance coverage and serving an underserved market, the company
quickly
expanded into Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee,Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arizona, Oklahoma and
Texas. Today,
the company provides minimum insurance coverage to automobile drivers in 14
states.
SafeAuto is a direct-to-consumer auto insurance company that does not rely on a
middleman, which ultimately saves its clients money. The company specializes
in minimum coverage to meet the law's requirements for automobile insurance
coverage in every state in which it operates.
For more information visit http://www.safeauto.com.
Contact:
Dace de la Foret
Paul Werth Associates, Inc.
Phone: 614-224-8114, ext. 235
Email: Email Contact
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