Over 3 Million Tickets Dismissed
The Electric Car is making its way to the assembly lines. Tesla Motors and Chevy will be rolling out these gas free vehicles later this year. For anyone who drives less than 40 miles a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions. This is the time to make a change…
DetailsTexting messaging while driving is becoming a nationwide epidemic. A 2006 study from Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) reports that texting is the number one distraction for teen drivers. OK, no big surprise, right? But how about this, if you text while driving, you might as well drive…
DetailsSharing the roads with bad drivers is a daily routine we all know too well. What can you do to change all this? Good news, there is something you can do! One time there was a run-down neighborhood in the inner city. Vacant houses and defiled buildings lined the pot-holed streets. A group of artists…
DetailsAs a defensive driving instructor, I hear all kinds of driver pet peeves. One of the biggest pet peeves has to be tailgating. But when you have a room full of speed demons and traffic outlaws, what do you think is the number one driving-nuisance? Oh course, “slow drivers” or the “really slow drivers” under…
DetailsDriving under the influence of fatigue may seem like a harsh term, but it is very accurate. A drowsy driver is just as dangerous as a drunk driver, at any moment they could pass out behind the wheel. In recent years there was little or nothing law enforcement could do about a fatigued driver. Times…
DetailsYou ever been driving on the road and a lit cigarette comes flying at you from the car ahead? Sure, it has. It amazes me how many people think that a cigarette butt is no big deal and they don’t consider it littering. In fact, cigarette filters are made of plastic cellulose acetate, and it…
DetailsI hope you had a fun and happy holiday! Now that the new year is upon us, have you thought about what exciting things you will do this year? How about taking a road trip to a place you’ve never been before. Try some new food, check out their local culture, go see their minor…
DetailsAll too often I see drivers not using a signal before they turn or change lanes. I don’t care if you cut me off, as long as you turn on your blinker to let me know you are coming over, that’s fine by me! This student in one of my defensive driving classes said; “I…
DetailsHappy Holidays and cheers to everyone! Now, I’m not anti-alcohol, as a matter of fact I love to have a couple of drinks….before I go to work and when I say work, I’m talking about when I’m performing at the comedy clubs! But if you’re going to drink, you don’t have to drive! There are…
DetailsI’ve had a few students in Defensive Driving that have received red light camera tickets and speeding tickets by camera in Arizona. Do you think red light cameras are a good thing? Some people do and others don’t, the ones who don’t are usually the ones who think the yellow light means “SPEED UP!!” But come on,…
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