Online Defensive Driving Tips

The Mid Ohio School and keybank in support with Kumho Tires has been innovated the idea to offer a “key to safe driving” a free program for teens which gives temporary learner’s permit or driver’s license. This program will be a condensed version of The Mid Ohio School’s popular defensive driving program wherein upto 100 students will get knowledge about classroom instructions and the chance to practice emergency lane change in the vehicles watchful eyes. The main highlight for day students would be to drive Honda car, which simulates driving in worst situations along with hands-on experience for distracted driving. Depending on the profession the average time to get coached on driving would differ. The key to the course is that it will provide teen drivers additional skills which aren’t taught in regular driving training programs. The skills taught in Honda Teen Defensive Driving Program acts as a preventive measure to the inexperienced driver. In this program the participants would...

The professional race drivers recently visited the campus of Nationwide Insurance Company as a part of safety campaign to emphasize the problems associated with distracted driving. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) has various drivers to test and highlight the safety issues associated with the distracted driving. NASCAR when started driving was specifically aimed at high school kids. But the major studies on different drivers with commuter trains showed the need for an expanded message to general public. He said that professional driving is completely different from everyday driving wherein the normal driving should be defensive one, compared to professional racers who need to drive offensively. On the road one need to be aware if he/she is going to step onto the road, noticing that if a kid on a bike is coming toward you or someone who is ahead is going to stop you. So distracted driving is such a case which needs to be carefully monitored and evaluated through v...

One of the driving instructors Stephen Walling has seen that drivers who come to learn from him are those who have find themselves driving the wrong way on a major road. Such people are very nervous about driving. There had been case when due to such a mistake there had been a horrific crash on Sunday afternoon. The investigations are still looking as to why this incident happened which drove almost two miles crashing a sport utility vehicle. Along with that two one way signs and two do not enter signs stand by at the end of northbound exit ramp to win the drivers. But this is not the only case. There have been number of wring way accidents which have taken lives on Lower Hudson Valley Highways. Still the investigators revealed out that the instances of wrong-way driving are comparatively rare and past accidents don’t compare to Sunday afternoon collision. But the recent Sunday accident was somewhat unusual. One should always check to see the yellow line on the right if you do that me...

Bicycling is a very popular exercise recommended by many people. When you ride on the bicycle on the road, the bicycle is considered your vehicle and one must obey those traffic rules. With that riders should always wear a helmet while riding it. Most bikeriders know many of the laws about riding the bicycles on the road, such as driving on the right side, travelling with the flow of traffic, using hand signals to indicate the intentions etc. Some common rules which need to be followed while cycling are: Avoid Busy Streets: One of the biggest mistakes people make when they start biking is that they follow the same routes they use when they were driving. But this is better to take streets with fewer or low cars. Light Up: The bicyclist should always have a light up at the night which has rear red blinking lights for your bicycle. Headlights are just as important as rear lights. One should always look for new kind of LED since they last longer on a set of batteries. Ride as if you we...

There are Nobel prizes being awarded to everyone who are great in their own fields. A highlight of 2003 Nobel ceremony was the evening shortest lecture, with people who spoke on automobile safety. Also in 2003, researchers for National Traffic Safety proposed an extensive paper on the same theme. They all wanted to study drivers to know what risks were associated with them using the cell phones. But such never happened making public aware of hundreds of pages of research and warnings which was due to the exceeding agency’s mission of compiling information. But last week the research was made open to public, as a result of Freedom of Information Act suit by two consumer groups. We are all aware of the dangers of distracted driving, but one need to just imagine how much it would have been if the research comes to a full blown study. From the statistics researchers revealed out that cell phone use by drivers were responsible for 955 fatalities and around 240,000 accidents. Based on the as...

There is insecurity all over the world for any reason. The defensive driving is a way through which a driver becomes careful while driving on the road. The driving course also includes how safe you drive your car, the personal safety of the car and its condition. Professional drivers and all others who go for their day-to-day activities can go in for defensive driving courses. There is a belief that taking necessary precautions against carjacking is not a full proof way of being a victim . Many suggest that drivers should know the zones which are probably the zones for carjacking

National Road and Safety Council focuses on three major areas which is to try and help drivers understand that a license is contracted. This license would commit the holder to drive safely and legally on the roads. Also they say that they would like to assist the drivers who know that obtaining a license and driving it is a privilege. We need to conduct defensive driving courses for drivers which would cost a handsome amount to renew the license and the requirement for them is to undergo the course before the renewal of license. The people who have passed their learners permit have taken a time frame around 2 years to improve driving during this period and take up the driving course.

Driving defensively requires confidence in a driver which would help prevent any accident. One should always be ready to check for any errors as it will help correct adverse and changing conditions. Some of the basic tips have been mentioned below: (1)Always observe the traffic rules and respond to errors made by others. There needs to be an action which is required at any time which is just more than changing lanes. (2)Always watch the traffic to both the left and right of you as well as to the far and near of you. It is advisable to stay to the right when one finds an automobile with only one headlight. (3) Check out for the unexpected changes in flow of traffic. Just be careful with what is going to several cars ahead so that one can adjust the driving to avoid any situations which may arise. (5)Drive at a proper pace. Driving at a fast pace or at a slow pace increases the probability of accidents. (6)One needs to take stops when driving long even if not tired. If at any point ...

The judges assigned traffic tickets to defensive driving class participants. The District Court Division decides which defendants are sent to defensive driving. The place where they live would make them take a specific class. The chief official who is teaching the course is registered with National Safety Council. There are lot of questions which arise for this program that whether this program can be run and if run the where would be the revenue from the class be handled and the city officials scraped the idea for running such a program. So it is in real mess to the judges whether such a course should come into existence, with many of problems it has.

Drivers Safety was in focus during two-day, eight hour program at St. Francis Church . There were a large number of senior citizens who signed up for the course. Such course proves very helpful for participants as it makes them aware which is the need for the patience and tolerance on the road. As one gets older the need for such courses increases as one face changes in the eyesight.our reaction times makes different techniques assure that they remain safe and defensive driver. So by participating in such courses one gets his/her knowledge refreshed especially people who are into their old age which would make them defensive drivers.

The New York Internet Point and Insurance Reduction Program celebrated its anniversary to offer New York citizens online defensive driving course This course was launched on May 18. This course was first of its kind to approved by DMV. To get a 10% reduction the drivers can complete the course online with the base rate of current automobile liability, no fault premiums. On completion of course the drivers would be receiving 4 point reduction. The course is available for drivers of any age. It is actually a real saving course for New Yorkers. If anyone has received a ticket in the last 18 months one can reduce up to 4 points on driving records. On successful completion, the American Safety Council sends a certificate of completion to students along with providing the information to DMV. This online defensive driving course provides traffic safety information which is specific to New York laws and teaches defensive driving skills. This course is run by American Safety Council so its ...

For senior citizens the defensive driving rules are different. We all need to make some changes as our body age grows and we compensate for vision and reflexes. Taking this point into mind the American Association of Retired Persons are making sure that the elderly people are all equipped with the knowledge to stay safe on road. There was an incident wherein an elderly driver was on the driving lane without wearing the glasses. But such an incident reminds the defensive driving class that teaches some new defensive driving techniques to elderly ones and make them to deal with defensive drivers. People with American Society of Elderly People believe it to be a issue which needs attention but it’s a thing one need to protect one’s beloved. Such classes are being offered at every second Saturday at Reynolds’s Institute of Aging. People above the age of 55 can get a discount on their auto insurance by taking such classes.

DMV is one of bureaucractic department which was at one time known for its long lines . But now this DMV is putting itself in odd situations by not allowing Internet courses to be offered. While many offer online defensive driving courses , New York stood by a 1980 law which required in person training sessions which were taken by more than 650,000 persons. Finally in 2005 the legislature gave DMV the permission to Internet based courses. Drivers who want to reduce points on their license are required to go to approved courses online. Still the classroom training is into existence with the many firms giving different approaches to make adjustable negative attitudes and behaviors. By such methods the road to driving has been made easy with red, green light.

There are many American States primarily among them are Texas and Florida which have initiated and cultivated the habit of defensive driving course. Ticket proceeds make up the top moneymaker for many of the states, providing them education initiatives which schools truly work on. The rate of automobile accidents has gotten out off-hand because of rash and untrained driving of drivers under the age of 25. Such types of accidents are putting up a big loss on insurance profitability affecting their ability to offer affordable coverage’s. To drive a car is life’s one of the less restricted freedoms. Freedom on the streets is very exciting especially when looking at speed limit point of view. These freedom of driving cause many people to become disoriented in environment. If one wants to be a good driver he/ she should understand that there are people around walking whose life is at stake on your rash driving. If you think it that way you are sure to be a good defensive driver. Even if yo...

Meaning of defensive driving being prepared for how we present in traffic. It also teaches us being attentive while we are driving, because of other drivers can’t control our destiny. Department of Transportation US reports that a large number of accidents stem because of driver’s mistake. These five defensive driving rules will make you safe and avoid hazards on road. Average Speed: Forget the aggressive and lack of attentive driving to others. Keep safe distance between you and the car up ahead. Wear a seatbelt to rescue yourself from being injured by accident. Avoid Multitask Driving: Avoid eating, talking on phone, smoking, while you are driving. These things are distract our concentration and attentiveness. Observe the 4-to-5 second rule: You have the best tact of to prevent yourself in to an accident in front of you. Just use the 4-to-5 second rule; you can judge a safe distance, which will give sufficient time to control in traffic. Get rid of distractions: Any kind of dist...

Overconfidence is the root of the problem. Everyone think they are good drivers and others are dangerous. But we need to check our own driving behavior and how we drive. If everyone obeys traffic laws, accident never takes place. We can’t stop which is going too happened with us in future or after fraction of a second. But at least we can make ourselves safe by crashing or accidents. It’s common to see a large number of accidents during rainy season. It’s a very big problem, when roads start getting wet and slickest. People need to learn and use this tact while they driving, they can’t drive the same as the roads are dry. Drivers have to change the way and style of driving they would normally drive. Breaking the traffic rules is very normal to present generation. For adventure and fun we drive fast and break the rules of traffic. But it’s illegal and very harmful to us. Wear helmet when you riding bike. If some rules followed by drivers like if you driving on the road, you know that n...

Defensive Driving is actually about protecting one from other drivers. One may consider himself or herself as a good driver but everyone else is not like you see the things. If you agree that everyone makes error while driving then one needs to be alert to keep a check on the possible dangers in mind. Some of good defensive driving tips are: Attention : The most important priority is to pay attention to what is going on around. One should keep an eye on pedestrians, bicyclists and pets all along the road. Check the cars mirrors regularly to check the conditions of vehicles ahead of you. Visibility : One must ensure that other drivers see you. One can use lights and horns when necessary to let others know that you are there. If it is possible to make an eye contact with another driver, there is a less chance they will pull out in front of you. Also a proper signaling method at appropriate time is required. Right of way : Right of way rules are generally misunderstood and there are situ...