My Kind of Driving

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, (FMCSA), allows truck drivers to continue to spend as many as 11 hours a day on the road under a final hours-of-service rule they issued in December.  They had proposed shortening the daily allowable driving time, but said "compelling scientific evidence" is needed to support the move.

FMCSA determined that the economic benefits of the current 11-hour maximum trumped the safety gains associated with limiting truckers to 10 hours on the road. Fleet...

DefensiveDriving.com has sections dedicated in all of the state approved driver safety courses that discuss proper installation of child seats.  If you are taking the course for point reduction or for discounts for auto insurance, this information is covered. 

Keeping children safe in crashes: choosing the right type of restraint
More than 1,000 children 12 and younger die in passenger vehicle crashes every year, and more than 100,000 are injured. Parents can reduce the risk to their kids by...

Hit and run is a serious criminal charge in Texas when a person is accused of not stopping after a car crash involving death, injury, or property damage. It is also known as leaving the scene of an accident. The offense can range from a misdemeanor to a felony, depending on the degree of damage or injury.

The Texas Transportation Code requires that every person stop and take certain actions following a crash that results in property damage or injury. Below is the exact verbiage from the...

If your are a New Jersey driver, I have a question for you, What road do you travel most often?  Silly question, no not really.  Some drivers are unaware that certain roads are more expensive than others.  How so? Well with the introduction of the Safe Corridors program, on certain New Jersey roads traffic fines are DOUBLED if cited.  I wrote about this previously and gave tips on how to get point reduction with a state approved defensive driving course.  Now I found a list of those Safe...

This is a Defensive Driving Strategy  tip from one of our several state approved defensive driving courses about interacting with motorcycles. 

Knowing when collisions involving motorcycles are most likely to occur can help you drive safely in dangerous situations:

Left Turns - Nationally, the most common crash between cars and motorcycles is at an intersection when the automobile driver is making a left turn in front of a motorcycle. In 2008, there were 2,554 two-vehicle fatal crashes involving...

There are over 4 million motorcycles registered in the United States. The popularity of this mode of transportation is attributed to the low initial cost of a motorcycle, its use as a pleasure vehicle and, for some models, the good fuel efficiency. Motorcycle fatalities represent approximately five percent of all highway fatalities each year, yet motorcycles represent just two percent of all registered vehicles in the United States. One of the main reasons motorcyclists are killed in crashes is...

What is the purpose of a mature driver's course?
The AARP are strong advocates that seniors who drive take part in a mature driver safety course to learn how to drive age appropriate. But why is it important? Cars have changed. So have the traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads you travel every day. Some drivers age 50-plus have never looked back since they got their first driver's licenses, but even the most experienced benefit from brushing up on their driving skills.

By taking one...

With all the research and focus on driving distracted by using electronic devices, one category has been left virtually untouched: Driving with children.

It's not just the teen with the cell phone we need to worry about, but also the minivan two lanes over. Unless your children were dropped off by the "Well Behaved Fairy", every parent has had a road trip with an unruly child.

Distracted driving is thought to be the cause of 80% of all crashes. Parents of young children are especially vulnerable...

I am not an advocate for violence or vengeance, but this would be robber got his just desserts. According to the Sun Times.com, Anthony Miranda, a convicted felon who fails from Chicago, Ill, attempted to steal a parked vehicle on Fri. Dec. 2, 2011, around 11:30 p.m. in the southwest side of the "Windy City." He asked the driver of the vehicle if he had a lighter. Upon saying no, Miranda then pulled a gun on the unidentified male and demanded money. The driver cooperated, however, he refused to...

• Tow trucks have now been added to the slow down or move over laws, which require drivers to slow down 20 miles per hour below the speed limit, or to vacate the lane closest to the stopped emergency vehicle that has emergency lights activated if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction. (House Bill 378)
•  Speed limits will now be the same during night and day driving, and separate speed...

Picture this.. you and your family driving to Grandmas enjoying the fall foliage and the cool breezes that fall bring.  Bright lights, wonderful colors, clean pine scent in the air.  But beware, danger is lurking.  Deer-car collisions increase this time of year.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are about 1 million car accidents with deer each year that kill 200 people, cause more than 10,000 personal injuries and result in $1billion in vehicle damage. 
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Many suits have been brought in United States courts as a result of sun glare obliterating traffic control devices or oncoming vehicles or pedestrians from view. Multiple terms have been used to describe this situation, including disability glare, veiling glare, sun blindness, and sun dazzle. The effect is to 'wash out' the image on the retina with a bright, overwhelmingly dominant spot or pattern. Evaluation of sun glare requires factoring in latitude and longitude, road direction, weather...

Texas— The mother of the driver who caused a fiery crash on the North Sam Houston Tollway sent her condolences on Saturday to the other victim’s family."My heart goes out to y’all," said Carolyn Steptoe. "You have me and my family’s condolences and we’re going to keep you all in our prayers."The crash involving her son, Michael Winfield, happened on the tollway near North Sam Plaza around 2 a.m. Friday morning.

Authorities said the driver of a Ford Expedition, identified as 19-year-old Alexandria...

Authorities have arrested a driver in a hit-and-run wreck that seriously injured a woman and killed a dog in northwest Harris County late Friday night. Douglas Morehouse Coleman, 18, was arrested Sunday and charged with accident involving injury or death. His bond was set at $5,000.
Coleman ran a stop sign and struck Sharon Kiel and her dog with his car, investigators said. Kiel was airlifted to Memorial Hermann in critical condition with two broken legs, a broken arm, a skull fracture and a torn...