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Whether parents like to admit it or not, they are teaching their kids bad driving habits. Some are oblivious, while other less-than-optimal techniques are actually being done during driving instruction. Some of these potentially deadly distractions are being passed from parent to child ensuring that the child is in fact turning into their mother. More »
Road trips can be exhilarating, relaxing and a blissful euphoria of freedom. The road lies ahead and you are eager to take it to a glorious path unknown. With the wind whipping through the open window your hair can do nothing but submit to the relentless force and dances about like those inflatable advertising characters outside car dealerships. You turn up your music and feel a fierce release of endorphins invade your body like shoppers penetrating a Best Buy electronics store on Black Friday. You are free. More »
Becoming a new driver can be daunting. With so many different steps of the process required in order to get a license, it is easy to get discouraged. There is some help out there, such as online tests to judge your knowledge of the road, but this is just on paper. Once you get behind the wheel and nerves kick in, it is tough to think on your feet. The knowledge you studied and thought you knew can find itself swallowed whole by an anxiety-ridden fog. More »
As your son or daughter nears his monumental sixteenth birthday he has visions of freedom and a set of wheels. You’ve already started hiding your car keys, triple-checking you’ve locked your car doors, and doubled up on your heartburn medication.
Up to this point, you were able to keep an eye on him, confident you knew his every move, since he could only make it so far on his skateboard. Now the kid will be jet-setting all over town with nothing but an empty gas tank to stand in his way while you sit at home with a bottle of scotch in one hand and one of those squishy stress reliever balls in the other. More »
So you’ve passed your written test, and now think you’re ready to get behind the wheel for the last
piece of the driving puzzle.
Before you pull up to the curb in your refurbished, repaired, and recycled heap of metal you call your
vehicle there are a couple things you need to know before using it for your DMV driving test. More »
Watching YouTube videos of cats swimming in a pool, backyard wrestling, or babies dancing can do wonders for passing the time. Doing it while driving can cause a multi-car pile-up, then a reunion at the pearly gates with your late Aunt Mildred. More »
So you’ve passed your driving test and are the proud owner of a spankin’ new driver’s license. Your Dad reluctantly has handed over the keys to his precious ride with hopes that you will keep it in the pristine condition he had. You both know that probably won’t happen. More »
According to a study done by an insurance company in 2010, it was estimated that 1 in 5 drivers currently on the road could not pass a written driving test. With numbers like this for drivers who have already “passed” their written tests, yet aren’t competent enough to pass it again, passing for the first time may feel a bit ominous. It should. 70 percent of first-time test takers go home with a failing grade. More »
As of January 1, 2011, the “move over” law went into effect requiring New York motorists to slow down and move over when passing an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the shoulder of a multi-lane road or highway. Drivers on single lane roads must slow down and proceed with caution. Violators will be fined $275 and receive two points on their driver’s license. The Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act was named after two law enforcement officers who were killed after being struck by passing vehicles. Onondaga County Deputy Sheriff Glenn Searles and State Trooper Robert Ambrose both lost their lives while responding to roadside emergencies. More »
Answering a text can take as long as five seconds. That’s enough time to travel the length of a football field. With one-third of your drivers (under age 24) engaging in driving and texting, it’s important to educate yourself and to warn your teenage drivers about the dangers of driving and texting. More »
For many teenagers, Driver’s Education is the gateway to getting a driver’s permit. It also allows them to learn the rules of the road from professional teachers, and from instructors who can teach to the driver’s test. But, how necessary is Driver’s Ed for a teenager to earn his or her license? It costs money for driving instruction. So, is it worth it? More »