Online Defensive Driving Tips

AAA Western and Central New York will be sponsoring a 6 hour defensive driving course on Saturday. The course will get started at 9 a.m. and end at 3.30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on 75 North St. The course will cost $35 for AAA members and $41 for non-members. AAA also provides these defensive driving courses online, and if you are wishing to participate in these online classes, then you will receive the same benefits as the traditional classroom version. If you’re an AAA member, the cost of the online program would be discounted for you. What’s more, if you participate in any of the defensive driving course, you will receive a 10 percent insurance discount on your collision and liability insurance premiums if you are the principal driver. This will be valid for 3 years.

The South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance is all set to host a 6 hour defensive driving course on March 26th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cumberland County 911 Emergency Communications Center in Deerfield Township. The syllabus of the course will provide drivers with the necessary knowledge and driving tips to prevent traffic violations and collisions and to challenge irrational behind-the-wheel behaviors. It costs about $50 per person and those of you who complete this course will be given a 5 percent discount on the liability section of your auto insurance for three years, and an additional 2 points off your motor vehicle record.

Toyota has always been committed to reducing roadside fatalities and accidents, and has helped to curb this by educating teen drivers and parents about the real dangers of distracted driving. By providing its free advanced teen driving skills program, Toyota expects the American roads to be safer this year. The program was first started in 2004, and since then, nearly 16,000 teens and parents have learnt some of the most important defensive driving skills and have learnt how everyday distractions can have extremely dangerous consequences. Teenagers who wish to participate in this program should be between the ages of 15 to 19 and should hold a valid driver’s license or learner’s permit. In an effort to help promote safer driving practices, Toyota’s driving programs go beyond the standard defensive driving course, as it helps to put new and inexperienced drivers behind the wheel, ready to face new challenges. The program as specifically made for teens as well as parents, and teaches: 1....

All of us know all the ways on saving money on general auto insurance. Avoid getting speeding tickets, stop engaging in risky driving practices are some of the factors we keep in mind before buying car insurance. Of course, there are other factors, too. Your age, gender, taking up a defensive driving course and comparing rates will all help you get cheap car insurance. An innovative program has now been added to reduce your car insurance worries. Pay As You Go is a new program that will allow you to cut your insurance costs even more. A 2005 report reveals that a driver who drives more than 30,000 miles a year is twice more likely to file a bodily injury or a property damage claim than someone who drives only 5,000 miles a year. “The more you drive, the more likely you are to be involved in a collision”, is the whole concept. This is the primary reason why every company will ask you how many miles you drive on a regular basis before stating your insurance estimate. This new program all...

In 2011, it looks like auto insurance rates are going to rise higher. Therefore, it makes sense to do a little auto insurance comparison so that you can get the best possible rate on your budget. And, buying the best car insurance means much more than finding the lowest insurance rates. Of course, there are several factors you need to take into consideration when you are looking for the cheapest car insurance. But one factor you should definitely consider is a defensive driving course. Many insurance agencies give heavy discounts on insurance rates if you take up a defensive driving course. There are many companies who happily lower premiums after completion of a defensive driving course. Then there are others that reward their customers for maintaining a good credit score. Carry out a healthy research and find out which companies are offering discounts. These discounts might help you save quite a bit on your monthly bills. Also, these defensive driving courses are offered in different...

Make America’s roads safer by joining the defensive driving and advanced driving courses that are soon coming to Malibu/Hollywood by the end of February. If you think that defensive driving courses are all boring, then it is time for something new! Back in the days prior to WWII, the British Government found that police officers were driving too fast when pursuing culprits or were involved in many rash driving cases where innocent people were either injured or killed. As a result of this, the world’s best road-driver training program was born! Known as the “System of Car Control”, this course is a one of a kind program that is regularly taught to the British police and traffic patrol officers and they now enjoy the reputation of the best drivers in the world. This particular course was made available to the civilians back in 1955 and was brought to the United States in 1999, where it was adapted for all North American Drivers. The President of Advanced Drivers of America, Eddie Wren,...

The AAA, New York or Alcoholics Anonymous is all set to conduct a rigorous 6 hour defensive driving and driver improvement course. The course will be held on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mohawk Valley Community College, 1101 Sherman Drive. With a reasonable priced fee structure, all AAA members are required to pay $39 for the course, while the AAA Plus members are required to pay $32 for the course. The AAA senior members of age 60 and above are also required to pay $32. AAA young driver members between the ages of 16 to 24 are required to pay $32 as well. Non-members will be charged $49. Everyone who takes this defensive driving course will also receive an added benefit of a 10 percent discount on their collision and liability insurance, and a reduction of nearly 4 points on their New York state license. However, a point to be noted is that the class is limited, so reserve immediately! With more and more institutions taking up defensive driving education as a responsibility,...

Its winter and although it is safer to stay at home instead of going out, it is just not possible to hibernate for the whole season. Of course, with all the forecasts spelling out that there is a strong possibility of snow and the potential of dangerous bouts of freezing rain, we dread going out to face the chilling dangers. Drivers especially have to face the challenge even more every winter. With roads becoming icier and slippery, crashes and accidents occur even more frequently at this time of the year. Local law enforcement and weather officials have warned drivers to watch out for their speeds and keep their attention on the road. It is not that we have to cease driving altogether to protect ourselves. It depends on what kind of driving technique you use. You see, even in the worst kind of weather, you can drive safe and for that you need to learn the trick. When roads are dry, drivers can make every mistake but can also escape as there is a high amount of traction present. But, t...

With the regular drop in temperature, the time has come for drivers to prepare well for winter driving. Here are a few handy winter driving tips from the experts to keep you safe behind the wheel through slippery situations: Always keep plenty of distance from the vehicle in front. This will give you ample time to apply your brakes in a controlled manner. Also, you will have time to react in case of an emergency. It is mandatory to stay alert of the road conditions. If you suspect the presence of black ice, increase the distance. An anti lock braking system will apply brakes at regular intervals without actually locking the wheels of your vehicle. If you have your car equipped with such a system, just hit the brakes and let the system do the work. This way you will stop safely. If your car does not have this system, pump your brakes without locking the wheels. The all season tires are known to lose up to sixty per cent of grip as compared to the winter tires. These winter tires are fab...

A lot us experience a little aggressiveness in us while driving. We sometimes tailgate, change lanes without signaling, travel faster, abuse verbally to other drivers or give a rude gesture. We are human and we can’t help being a little off at times but what we really miss out is that being aggressive not only is dangerous but brings about serious consequences which we don’t want to face. Aggressive driving happens when a driver commits some traffic offense so as to endanger the lives of others or property while road rage is a criminal offense or an assault with a vehicle or other weapons to the passenger or operator. The road is always crowded with so many types of drivers and since commuters spend a long time behind the wheel, it ramps up their stress levels resulting in feeling aggressive or prone to road rage. The danger of both road rage and aggressive driving can result in death, serious injury or committing a crime that would land you in jail. Though you cannot control other agg...

Every driver knows tailgating can be dangerous and yet they do it. Driving too close is something we see on the road every day. It may be not a big deal but in fact it is. The most obvious danger is not able to react to what the front car will do next. If the car in front suddenly puts a brake or turns, the car behind won’t have time to react and would most probably hit the back of the car in front. This could lead to major accidents or cause a chain reaction. Tailgating is a common dangerous practice and if you are a frequent tailgater, it can create frustration and delay for others. Tailgaters are mostly not aware of the danger they are posing to others and fail to understand the need to keep a safe gap between the vehicles. Nearly half of drivers on the roads risk meeting with accidents by driving too close to one another and it contributes to one/third of motorway accidents. States have applied severe rules to curtail tailgating. But, unfortunately the rules are often ignored or br...

More than 40 percent of drivers say they have fallen asleep while driving at least once. According to a study carried out by the AAA Foundation, one out of every ten of these drivers has admitted doing this in the past year. The AAA Foundation is a non-profit research and educational organization. Driving when sleep-deprived and drowsy can lead to accidental deaths. As per reports, nearly one in six car crashes is caused due to a fatigue impaired driver. Every state prohibits drunk driving. And only New Jersey has laws against driving when deprived of sleep. This should not be the case, especially after it has been proved that the effects of sleep deprivation are similar to those of drunk driving. The director of communications and public affairs for AAA Arizona, Linda Gorman said, “Driving Drowsy is similar in many ways to driving drunk. Awareness decreases, reaction time slows, judgment is impaired and your risk of crashing skyrockets”. A few handy tips have been offered by AAA Arizo...

Drivers are multitasking anywhere, anytime while driving. They read messages, call, eat, talk, apply makeup and lots more. Not that we encourage them to do it but let’s be clear – Multitasking is dangerous especially when you are driving! Multitasking is an addiction that most of us have. We live in a fast paced world and we can’t stop ourselves from killing two birds with one stone. Multitasking is good to some level. But seriously during driving, let’s hope the drivers have not lost their sense. Not only are they putting their lives in danger but that of others as well. Recently a guy was spotted reading books, taking calls and drinking coffee while driving. If you are doing all these things in one time, where exactly is your concentration? More than 80% of drivers have identified themselves as multitaskers. 60% of them eat while driving, 19% of them indulge themselves in fixing hair, texting or chatting while 14% have to comfort or discipline their children while on the road and 8% ...

Did you know that the number one killer of teens in the United States is car crashes? No? It is not alcohol or drugs, but instead it is the lack of proper judgment, distractions and fatigue that takes the lives of several teenagers. In order to shed light on this, “serial killer” the United States Congress established the NTDSW (National Teen Driver Safety Week), in 2007.This brilliant initiative is also supported by the traffic safety experts at the CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) and several State Farm Insurance Companies. A recent investigation has made many people realize that although teens are aware about the dangers of drinking and driving, they are very often unaware of the risks that are associated with speeding, fatigued driving, driving with multiple teen passengers and using hand held devices like mobile phones. This research was conducted by the State Farm and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It is here that defensive driving courses play an extr...

Saturday, 29th October was just another day for both Doug Kozar and Kate Kohlier. But their lives were cut short when a car careened off the road and hit them. Police said that a drunk driver is to blame. The car belongs to one dentist, and it seems he was speeding when he hit a curb, spun out of control and slid several planters while hitting both Kozar and Kohlier. Kohlier died on the spot while Kozar was pronounced dead in an ambulance. Another person was injured when he tried to jump out of the way of the car. The driver was arrested on two counts of DUI manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of driving under the influence with injury. This may be another story of life taken away by a drunk driver, but it can happen to you also. You as a driver must be responsible not for your own life but of that of others. If the man had decided not to drive on that day, it would have spared the lives of both Kozar and Kohlier. DUI accidents have been the major cause of road...

Being a defensive driver may be a great skill but there are some drivers who don’t wish to be a defensive driver as it increases the chances of accidents related to driving. Funny, we have been writing a lot of tips and advice on how defensive driving can save your life, but this finding is something out of the ordinary. A defensive driving is a skill which you acquire to operate an automobile with the skills to prevent an accident. If these drivers think that such skills would rather cause them more danger then, one thing comes to our mind. What kind of skills have they acquired? It can be either that they have chosen a cheap defensive driving course and obviously they won’t have enough info or training. If you are not convinced about your defensive driving skills even after completing your course in defensive driving, you have been either duped or you haven’t been paying much attention to your training. Let us remind you of one thing, defensive driving saves lives rather than putting...

Want to get cheaper car insurance online, for your own teenagers? By now, most of your friends may have told you that getting car insurance online can be a very expensive deal. The primary reason for this is that auto insurance companies are quite aware of the fact that teenagers are not matured mentally or physically. Well, the good news is that there is one definite way to reduce that hefty car insurance bill. We all know that some teenagers are much more responsible than adults. Unfortunately, some teen drivers out there have simply ruined the chances of getting good car insurance deals. Moreover, statistics have also shown that teens account for more accidents than any other age group, combined. These results, just emphasize why teenagers ought to pay a higher premium. I am sure that you feel that this is unfair and that every teenager drives differently. Fortunately there are ways to go about this situation. If your teen gets pretty good grades at school, he can easily get a good ...

With the national recession on its way, many parents are looking forward to more cost effective method for their teens to complete driver education. With traditional driver education course being coasted at around $400.00 dollars an online Texas driver course would cut its way in the half itself. There are various state approved parent taught Texas driver ed course to take teens from getting into drivers license. Our course offers parents the opportunity to work on with the teens from classroom learning to know behind the wheel instruction. As there are no classes, parents & teens can work the drivers effects into own busy schedule making them work at a pace which Is comfortable to learner. This new legislation went into the effect in September 1,2009 which mandates additional requirements for teen drivers. This House now requires applications under the age group of 18 to take exams for a driver license. This course has been updated with all the latest requirements which are manda...

South Jersey HealthCare Elmer Hospital would sponsor a driver safety program on Wednesday. The seats for the same would be available for a two day course. The participants who really want to opt for this course would require to attend both the classes which are being run for four hours each day. On successful completion of this course each attendee would receive a certificate which would qualify you for a 5 percent reduction in violations against New Jersey driver license. The Driver Safety Program is nation’s first and largest classroom course which is designed specifically for drivers in age of 50 or younger. This course emphasizes safety and defensive driving class teaching with new laws and rules for the road. It teaches one how older people can adjust the driving to compensate for age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time as to how one can handle problem situations making them a left-away turn, with free away driving, blind spots and driving distractions. It also te...

Six hours of life can add up to the large amount of savings on car insurance which would improve driving record if one signs up for state approved defensive driving course. One can save a trip to classroom with various courses being offered online which would help you study at your own pace without having to spend a full day. The state Department of Motor Vehicles began offering a handful of online defensive driving which when completed would save drivers 10% on collision and liability premiums and get around discount of 4 points for speeding vehicles. Among the options the online course is offered at a partnership which promises to lend a comedic bent to subject matter which includes collision prevention, defensive driving tips, how to avoid aggressive driving and effects of alcohol on the usage of road. This course are being offered at both online and offline ways. They are being offered a 6 hours of instruction which on successful completion will give a certificate that drivers woul...