Over 3 Million Tickets Dismissed
Texting and 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 with…
DetailsSharing the roads with bad drivers is a daily routine we all know too well. What can you do to change all this bad driving behavior? 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…
DetailsAs a defensive driving instructor, I hear all kinds of driver pet peeves. One of the most common driving 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”…
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 or drowsy…
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 to do for the new year? How about taking a new year road trip or adventure to a place you’ve never been before? Try some new food, check out their local culture, go…
DetailsAll too often I see drivers not using a car turn 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…
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,…
DetailsThe other day traffic was backed up and this dude was coming out of a parking lot. When the traffic started to move I let him in, as the truck pulled in front of me, the dude didn’t give “a wave”! I was just as offended as if he just shot me the finger! I…
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