Online Defensive Driving Tips

No matter how safe a driver you are or how all your family members practice the best defensive driving techniques, every time you hit the road, there will always be some other driver you need to watch out for. Irrespective of age, defensive driving is extremely important for drivers who are young as well as old. But how do you steer clear of dangerous drivers on the road? Watch out for drivers who use cell phones. It is illegal to use hand-held devices while driving in many states, but this hasn’t stopped many drivers from using their mobile phones while driving. Using cell phones while driving has resulted in 636,000 crashes, 12,000 serious injuries, 330,000 injuries and 2,600 deaths every year. If you see a driver using his mobile phone, then keep an eye on him and try to put as much distance between your vehicle and his. Speeding, tailgating and drivers who change lanes too quickly can also cause accidents. Look out for speeding drivers so that you are not caught off-guard. If you a...

The American Trucking Association has just released a record that says that American trucking has never been safer than it is today! According to these records, the number of truck-related injuries and fatalities in the United States fell to nearly 1.17 percent per 100 million miles in 2009 – which is now called the industry’s safest year. This comes as great news to the trucking industry as well as to the entire motoring public! The improvements made to the trucking industry are a clear testament to the commitment to safety that is made by the industry. The drivers of course deserve most of the credit. And ATA as well for its efforts in training and educating the motoring public. Since the highways are where most truckers spend their working hours, it is very important for them to be as safe as possible. Through the ATA Share the Program, truckers now have the opportunity to directly connect with all other motorists and teach them the best defensive driving techniques.

Businesses all over can now take pleasure in the new opportunity provided to them by Cintas! Yes, Cintas Corp. has recently revealed a new way for businesses to help keep their employee’s safe behind the wheel. The free defensive driving online course begins on Feb 28th of this year. The main aim behind these courses is to help companies reduce their overall training costs and to help increase driver productivity as well. The training course focuses on teaching employees about the safe driving practices and the most common distractions that may be the cause for most of the accidents. This online course comes as a part of the Cintas First Aid & Safety Training and Compliance Division and the topics also include first aid and CPR, automatic external defibrillator, fire extinguishers and more. Two years ago, more than 34,000 people died in the United States. This is why it is extremely important for companies to spend all their time and resources in attempting to train employees about...

Cintas Corporation announced yesterday that it is providing an opportunity for companies to improve the safety of employees behind the wheel with Free Online Defensive Driving Awareness Training Offer through 28th February, 2011. This safety training course will focus on safe driving practices and distractions that can cause drivers loss of concentration on the road. It will also help reduce costs and increase driver productivity for businesses. The online course catalog includes first aid and CPR, automatic external defibrillator (AED), fire extinguisher and other topics. The Director of AEDs and Training, Cintas, David Bingham said, “In 2009, nearly 34,000 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in United States. So it is extremely important that companies spend the time and the resources to train their employees on defensive driving techniques that they can use whether they are delivering goods and services to their customers or simply driving to and from work”. The training an...

For many years now, the government has been emphasizing the importance of taking defensive driving courses, especially for P-platers. Denis Gregory, the president of the Gnoo Blas Classic Car Club has commented after the government made clear about its concern over the financial problems faced by teenagers without a car or in disadvantaged circumstances, as they attempt to complete the required 120 hours of driving. Many people have also opposed plans to reduce theses driving hours, as they claim that it will definitely result in more road accidents. Mr. Gregory on the other hand, has states that best way to ensure that P-platers become better and safer drivers is to teach them how to be defensive behind the wheel. When young drivers get their license, many of them seem to think that they are invincible. But when they find themselves driving in drastic conditions, like in the rains and they find that they are stuck on a corner, in most cases they don’t know how to get out of the situat...

Every year, approximately three thousand teens, between the ages of fifteen and nineteen, lose their lives due to accidental car wrecks or mishaps. This is a nationwide statistic that has been developed by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, also commonly known as the CDC. You will be shocked to know that a majority of patients who are admitted in the emergency rooms are primarily admitted due to road collisions and mishaps. However, the good news is that many private and government organizations are working towards changing those statistics. One of the people working towards reducing the high level of risk that is associated with driving is none other than Woodrow Gaines. Present below is a list that highlights some of his statements that basically bring to light the significance of various defensive driving techniques: 1.“Our program is an advanced driving training program teaching teens accident avoidance skills.” 2.“Our teens are getting into crashes for a million differ...

This particular session conducted by AARP has no tests, but is filled with valuable information. The AARP Driver Safety Program has been designed specifically to teach senior drivers about the new traffic laws, defensive driving techniques and how to adjust to changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Currently, the class that is being taught has students with a joint driving experience of 966 years! But even extremely experienced drivers can learn a thing or two from this new 8 hour program. New strategies are taught to learners about the ways to cope with age-related vision, hearing and reaction time that tends to diminish as we age. According to the driving laws for the Tennessee, you are supposed to have at least a 2 second space between your car and the one in front of you. However, as we age, our ability to judge distances changes, and so the new recommendation is at least 3 seconds. Many senior drivers have stated that driving has become extremely dangerous, what with there ...

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...

Have you ever heard a police officer tell a teenager to drive faster? Probably not! And that's precisely what officers did this weekend. These officers provided several teens with the skills and knowledge to help them be safer drivers. Perhaps, now we may have the opportunity to see our teenagers live past their tumultuous youth. During these sessions, teens were instructed to speed up, between 30 and 35 miles per hour. They were then asked to drive in a straight line towards a traffic cone that was a 100 feet in front of them. Finally, they were instructed to hit the brakes and check if the vehicles anti-lock braking systems were fully functional. Those who managed to activate their anti-lock systems in time avoided hitting the cone. But those who failed had an orange plastic lump under their car. These instructional sessions were a part of the country's Collision Avoidance Training. These training programs basically teach teenagers to master certain defensive driving techniqu...