safety tips Archives - Comedy Defensive Driving® Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:45:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Bad weather!!! https://dev.comedydefensivedriving.com/bad-weather/ Thu, 07 May 2009 19:20:29 +0000 http://comedydefensivedriving.com/blog/?p=121 Driving in bad weather is a major cause of accidents around the country, wow, bet you didn’t know that, right?! When it ices over drivers act like it’s the start of the apocalypse. They slam on their brakes on iced over bridges and over passes. “WOOHOO! GET READY FOR THE RIDE!” All you have to…

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]]> Driving in bad weather is a major cause of accidents around the country, wow, bet you didn’t know that, right?! When it ices over drivers act like it’s the start of the apocalypse. They slam on their brakes on iced over bridges and over passes. “WOOHOO! GET READY FOR THE RIDE!” All you have to do is make sure you have plenty of following distance between you and the car ahead or better yet…when it ices over, stay home! Enjoy cartoons and ice cream.

Next week we will talk about the importance of using your mirrors. Let us know what you think and give us a comment.

Take care-
Danny Keaton

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]]> Driver Pet Peeves https://dev.comedydefensivedriving.com/driver-pet-peeves/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:49:43 +0000 http://comedydefensivedriving.com/blog/?p=76 As 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”…

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]]> As 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” under the influence of marijuana!  My students think driving 10 over the speed limit on the freeway is too slow and after every class, I make sure they all get a 10 minute head start out of the parking lot.

 

Tailgating is a major annoyance to me and I’m sure to you too.  If I’m in the left lane and I see someone coming up behind me, I move over.  Don’t wait until that other driver is on your bumper, move over in time!  If someone is tailgating, don’t do a break check and hope they are covered financially by that funny little gecko.  Simple turn on your blinker to let them know you see them and that you are moving over.

 

Our world of driving in the U.S. will never be perfect, but all of us have a personal responsibility to help make it a little easier.  What’s your driving pet peeve?  Let me know and I’ll talk to you next week.

 

Take Care-

Danny Keaton

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