Online Defensive Driving Tips

On Monday, a woman crashed her car into the walls of a home – an incident which was caught on video by the surveillance system. The woman was cited for careless driving on Wednesday. Nga Bui was cited for the crash on Ursula Street. The home owners, Ross and Katherine Getchell, have witnessed many crashes at that particular intersection, but this is the first time that a driver actually crashed into their home. The video shows Bui driving north on Ursula and stopping at a yield sign to make a right turn. After making the turn, she kept turning and accelerated and slammed into the Getchell’s house! The car entered the bedroom and left a hole in their brick wall. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and the Getchell’s were not sure just how much damage was caused and how expensive the repairs would be.

Pittsburgh’s mayor expressed disappointment yesterday over the arrests of 2 of the city’s firefighters. The fire department made it mandatory for random drug tests to be conducted after a string of arrests last year because of domestic violence, DUI, public drunkenness and assault. A firefighter was also caught stealing a security truck from a casino. 2 firefighters were arrested last week in two separate incidents. Witnesses say they saw one firefighter kicking and punching a man. The victim was found lying unconscious in an intersection and was bleeding from cuts to his face and head. In another incident, police found another firefighter standing outside his Suzuki, smelling of alcohol. Apparently, he had been driving drunk and sideswiped another vehicle. When asked for his driver’s license, he apparently handed the officer a credit card. He also failed sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer test showed that his blood alcohol level was .228, which is three times the legal limit.

When her young brother, Marvin Terry, was killed in a car crash in September 1990, Donna Carter's life took a new turn. Terry died in an accident involving drugs and alcohol. Since that unfortunate tragedy, Carter has been helping save lives with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. “I don't want to go through that again and if I can help another family from having to go through that, that's what I'm out here doing”, she says. Terry was 26 when he was killed in the deadly car accident. He was a passenger in the vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt. According to the South Carolina Department of safety, two people died on the Highways during the Thanksgiving weekend. This is, by far, the lowest number of highway deaths during that holiday weekend recorded since 1964. Sonny Collins, the South Carolina Patrol Lance Cpl., believes that one of the major reasons for the decrease in the number of deaths on highways is that now more people are making use of the seat belts provided....

People in Texas believe that the roadways are less safe than before, even though statistics show that deaths have reduced. Today, the laws have become more stringent and more attention is being paid to the enforcement of solutions, yet meaningful safety measures entirely depend on the changing attitudes. So, why do drivers feel less safe even when the vehicle safety and road conditions have been greatly improved? Half of them feel threatened by aggressive driving and the other half believe texting is the main culprit. 80% of people on the road feel that texting while on the wheel and using mobile phones have become a bigger problem and now they favor laws banning these practices. While 40% of them feel speeding is the worst problem they face. Now, even when laws have become strict and penalties for breaking the traffic rules can be over the head, then why do drivers still risk their lives by texting? Aggressive driving is also another thing people have to watch out for, especially at t...

Do you know every hour at least four people get involved in a car accident? The causes may be numerous; however, these accidents could have been prevented if the drivers would have taken more care and responsibility. This blog will highlight some common re asons of car accidents. Hopefully, you can try to avoid them. Reckless Driving: Reckless driving by teenagers coupled with little knowledge of the traffic law, inexperience and excitement can result in you getting injured during car wreck. Alcohol: Driving under the influence of alcohol has resulted in a very high percentage of car accidents and fatalities each year. When drivers are drunk, they won’t be able to pay full attention to their driving or have full control. Speeding: We still don’t get it why people love to speed when they know it’s dangerous on the road. Not only are they putting themselves at risk but others in danger as well. Animals: Don’t we hate it when we see some animals popping out of nowhere while we drive? It i...

We have all learned about the various factors that play a large role in fatal accidents, such as: 1.Terrain/climate/weather or any natural occurring factor; 2.Road condition/design, 3.Driver's attitude and 4.Vehicle road worthiness. However, a recent study was conducted to determine how far a person can control his destiny, during these unfortunate incidents. Firstly, the study showed that nature does change at unpredictable frequencies, hence 'nature' functions as a non-variable (not individual controllable). Next, they went on to deal with the second contributing aspect that is the road conditions. Overall, the road is an infrastructure that's laid by a governing body. Thus, keeping in mind the possibilities of 'political and economic adversaries', a road too, is deemed as a non-variable. But the study did show that an average motorist can control the third aspect to a certain extent, depending upon his financial capability, knowledge and concern for road wort...

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...

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...

There have been recent incidents were five people lost their lives on Kansas roadways leading to four crashes. Out of this the three victims were teenagers. So to evaluate the needs for the same the law enforcement officers would be out in force for the weekend across the state making and enforcing traffic laws to keep roadways safe. Out of five accidents four of them were involved in one vehicle accident. A new course is being offered at Topeka Driving School which puts into practice some of the good off-road management recovery procedures which had been done for the work of law enforcement. The advanced driver course is being offered for four hours in the classroom and four hours behind the wheel. This course is for those who want to avoid head on collision to bring safety vehicles back on the road. Making a course practical in nature would offer you four hour coaching which is spend in driving them. The school students are taught the proper ways to wear seat belts and learn about th...

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.

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 ...