Born to Drive

I'ts summer road trip time!!  When we think about a road trip, we think about where we are going, who is coming with us, where we will stop and what we are going to explore.

Before a road trip can commence it is VERY, VERY, VERY important to check the tires on your car.

Yes; A/C, gas, inspection/registration stickers and insurance are important. However, getting a flat tire out in the middle of no where is very dangersous.

Here are some simple yet effective ways to make sure that your tires are all...

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Can you imagine you are on your way to work and the roads are slick. Not only are your trying to maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Losing control of your car on wet pavement is a frightening experience. Skids are scary but hydroplaning is completely nerve-wracking.

Hydroplaning happens when the water in front of your tires builds up faster than your car's weight can push it out of the way. The water pressure causes your car to rise up and slide on a thin layer...

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Fog is considered the most dangerous of all driving hazards. When driving in fog it creates dangerous driving conditions for you and the drivers around you, it is known to be the cause of a high number of accidents and fatalities. The safest thing to do during fog is not drive, however, sometimes that is impossible, so here are some tips if you are out driving through thick patches of fog:

• Drive with lights on low beam. High beams will only be reflected back off the fog and actually impair...

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For those students who didn’t know, that we are now offering a New Jersey Defensive Driving course you are in LUCK!!! For those that have never been to New Jersey and are deciding to visit or drive through, it is known as the Garden State. With its beautiful parks, mountains, lakes, and breathtaking views. Just like any other state New Jersey has its share of drivers. We always say, “Oh, Houston has some of the worse drivers ever!” When in actuality every state has it own unique set of drivers....

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Torrential down pours, hail, lightning, thundering, and even sightings of tornadoes. That is what Southwest Houston residents endured on Monday, January 9. While the rain was much needed because of the devastating drought we had this past year; being a resident in Houston we should know even a little bit of rain will can flood out a car and make roads impassable.

 

Driving through flash flood areas can be extremely hazardous. It's important to know how to avoid flash floods and what to do if you...

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The Holiday season is in full swing and with all the holiday travels remember to drive defensively. Just in case you find yourself in a predicament remember DefensiveDriving.com now offers course not only in Texas, but in Florida and New Jersey to help dismiss your traffic citation.

 

Texas Online Courses:

 

1.)    Original Internet:

·        This is our reading version of the course with an hour’s worth of videos divided up throughout the course.

·        We are State and Court approved.

·       Take...

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Halloween is right around the corner which means parties, parties, and oh, yea PARTIES!!! Whether you plan on going out to multiple events or having an event at your home, remember to be safe. We hear all the time about alcohol related accidents that claim the lives of innocent people and somehow we always think that it will never happen to us. But did you know that:

• Everyday, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts...

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Did you know that DefensiveDriving.Com offers a course for the students in Florida?!?! Now if you go to Florida for a visit or if it is your permanent residence and somehow find yourself on the receiving end of a citation or just want to reduce your insurance we can help with our Florida Wheels in Motion course.

 

For just the low price of $29.95 our 4 hour BDI (Basic Driver Improvement) Florida Wheels in Motion course can not only help you with insurance reduction but can also help with reducing...

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So the inevitable has happened…. I GOT A SPEEDING TICKET!!!! Normally I am pretty aware of my surroundings when I am speeding so that I do have a run-in with an office; guess this time I was slipping.

 

So I went to the Justice of the Peace paid my court cost ($112) and requested to take Defensive Driving. So now I have to ask myself which course do I want to take? Original Internet or Streaming Video? I know getting a speeding ticket is a drag, but taking a defensive driving course such as...

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Houston has many freeways, and at one point and time we have traveled on all if not most of them. They can be a quick solution to your destination or they can be the terror that you were trying to avoid that day. Either way I guess we have to have the understanding that everyone is traveling on the freeway. Not just people from Houston.

 

From I-10 to 610 to 59 to beltway 8 you will see all types of License plates. Many from Texas. Others from our neighboring states and some very far home...

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