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With the holidays right around the corner, hopefully you have plenty of parties and family gatherings to attend. Taking a ride share is your best bet, as you know. But what if you leave an office party and you happen to have your car with you? Or perhaps you thought it would be a great…
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We’ve already had a few freezes in Texas this month, which is not typical for November. But Mother Nature is certainly bipolar or perhaps she’s off her meds. My new car has so many crazy sensors in it. Last week, the dash lit up with a flashing sign “Warning: Tire Pressure Low.” But, which tire??…
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Well, dang it, Sunday was the last day of National Drowsy Driving Awareness and Prevention Week and I must have slept right through it. The National Safety Council set November 3-10 as a week to remind drivers that drowsy driving is impaired driving. And, even if you survive a crash, there are some pretty stiff…
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I would love to live in a large city like New York or Chicago with a perfectly designed transit system. Mainly because I don’t like to drive. The only problem I would have is the cold winter months. And, with my job, I have a bunch of crap to haul. The current city I live…
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I was curious if “intextication” was just a made-up word or if it was a real thing. So I looked it up on the ever so reliable Wikipedia site (haha) in their “wiktionary” and there it was! It means “distraction by text messaging while driving.” The definition from Techopedia says it is “a term coined…
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It is not surprising to me that my city has been listed in the top 5 cities for traffic fatalities. I am quite certain that I am not the only driver in this city who wonders if I am being “punked” on my commute. Every day we encounter the dangerously short ramps that merge directly…
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My Texas driver license is due to expire in June of 2021. It’ll be 6 years since it was issued so this time I will need to have a new picture taken. I would prefer to keep the older, more youthful picture like anyone my age does on Facebook or any dating websites (not that…
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I have written several blogs striving to educate drivers about when to stop for a school bus in Texas. This topic is a priority whenever I teach defensive driving. Since many drivers take the course online now, there are fewer students in my classroom. So. I kind of joke with them that we at Comedy…
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I grew up in a house that stood about 1,500 feet from the Burlington Northern rail line. And when those trains would sound that crazy horn at wee hours of night it would scare the bejeezus out of me! Heck, I think because of that, I wet the bed until I was in middle school.…
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Texas drivers with autism, deafness, PTSD, and other communication challenges are receiving help. Now they will be able to make law enforcement aware ahead of time. For this reason, a new law for drivers with communication issues has been passed to thwart this stressful situation. EASING STRESS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS Driver’s communication can be difficult…
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