AAA’s 2021 Thanksgiving Travel Forecast predicts that an estimated 48.3 million holiday travelers will hit the road to big cities like Phoenix between Wednesday, November 24 and Sunday, November 28. In addition, another 5.2 million travelers will choose other modes of transportation such as air, bus, cruise, or train for a total of 53.4 million...
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Safe Driving Tips to Navigate Fall’s Challenges
After the triple-digit temperatures of summer, autumn has arrived in Arizona, much to the delight of residents. The season brings cooler temperatures, or if you live in the state’s higher elevations, the first snowfall. The return of fall means that the leaves will begin to turn glorious shades of gold, red, and yellow. In addition,...
Rules for Driving Safely Through School Zones
As the first day of school has passed for students in K-12 schools across the Valley, highlighting the importance of using extreme caution when driving through school zones and while commuting with school buses. Here, at Hegarty-Haynes Insurance – an independent insurance agency in Tempe, we want to share some of the state’s laws surrounding...
How to Spring Clean Your Car
There is more to spring than mild temperatures and blooming flowers. It’s also the season for refreshing your home and landscape, hence the term, “spring cleaning.” Your vehicle can also benefit from a deep cleansing. Use these tips to spring clean your car before the weather heats up. Organize Every vehicle owner knows that cars...
Must-Have Vehicle Gadgets
Make your car smarter and safer in 2018 with the right products. These must-have vehicle safety gadgets, all of which can be purchased aftermarket, are designed to help you be better prepared for whatever the road may throw at you. Here are just a few of our favorite vehicle gadgets. Emergency Roadside Kit A good...
July 4th Events
With July 4th – which marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence, just four days away, have you cemented your plans for the evening? Perhaps you’ll be among the reported 44.2 million Americans traveling 50 miles or more away from home to honor the red, white and blue? There are a number of July...
Save Lives! Prevent Distracted Driving!
The term ‘distracted driving’ is used to describe any activity that takes the driver’s attention away from the road. Behaviors such as smoking, using electronic devices, eating and drinking, programming navigational systems, and adjusting the audio or climate controls puts your life and the lives of others in danger. In 2015, distracted driving related crashes...
Travel Safety Tips for the Holidays
from your friends at Hegarty-Haynes Insurance, Inc! The holiday season has officially arrived, and with it, the busiest travel season of the year. Many will hit the open road and skies over the course of the next month, because as we all know, no holiday would be complete without being in the company of friends...
Summer Road Trip Safety
Who doesn’t love road trips? Road tripping allows you to venture to areas unknown and meet new people along the way. With falling gas prices and summer sun, this time of year makes the perfect time to buckle up your family, in order to do embark on this one of a kind journey. Just think...
Don’t Text and Drive…Period
Don’t text and drive…period! You would think as grown adults, we’d know better than to text and drive, but yearly statistics prove otherwise. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), texting and driving causes 1.3 million crashes each year. Texting and driving, however, isn’t the only bad habit drivers have. As part...