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Now that the inclement weather of spring is just around the corner, I thought I would give a couple of reminders about driving in bad weather. The movie Twister may have glamorized storm chasing, but trust me there is nothing glamorous about being hurled like a Frisbee by an F-4 tornado, not to mention what…
DetailsThis past week I was working at a comedy club in Wichita, Kansas. The manager of the club was taking another comedian to the airport. They were switching lanes on the freeway to pass an 18-wheeler, when all a sudden a fire extinguisher was coming at them like a bad 3-d movie. The manager said…
DetailsThe Electric Car is making its way to the assembly lines. Tesla Motors and Chevy are two companies making electric cars that will be rolling out vehicles later this year. For anyone who drives less than 40 miles a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions. This is the time…
DetailsTexting 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? 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 group of artists…
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 driver. Times…
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 exciting things you will do this year? How about taking a road trip to a place you’ve never been before. Try some new food, check out their local culture, go see their minor…
DetailsAll too often I see drivers not using a 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 said; “I…
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