There was a time when power-assisted brakes were an accessory you paid extra for when buying a new car. Today, they’re pretty much standard equipment. But automotive technology has gone far beyond those earlier technologies. Consider that power-assisted brakes date back to the early 1920s when the technology was first installed on the Pierce-Arrow. Today, brakes come with ABS (Anti-lock Brake Systems)

McHenry was on the receiving end of a snow storm last weekend. All this snow has made driving a more treacherous adventure than usual. It helps, of course, if you know how to deal with driving on icy, snowy, slippery roads. Slippery roads create the biggest problem when you have to stop. Your car is liable to slide on the ice or snow rather than stop as quickly as you intended. One way to avoid this