Looking back, my mom and my mom's cars probably are very confused by my current role as President of DefensiveDriving.com. As a teenager I thought as all teenagers do, that I was indestructible even though the cars were not and there are a couple of trees and cars that did not have the same mindset as I did. That said, I had the opportunity to learn from my mistakes driving, some do not. I am the proud father of two and reside in the Houston, Texas. Houston has some of the nicest people in the country, once you get them out of their cars. I have the greatest job in the world, I am involved with some of the latest technology running an online driver safety company while providing and invaluable service in educating individuals about driver safety in Texas, Florida and throughout the country. I have a great team and we are dedicated to providing the best information to improve driving habits and driver safety. I am hopeful my blog will provide some pratical information regarding driver safety and be entertaining as I share some of my stories related to my daily drive to and from work.
Kent
The Daily Drive
Speeding? Pulled over for not wearing your
seatbelt? Did a "STOP" (Spin Tires on Pavement) in
front of a cop?
Outside of the stress of having the red and blue lights, do you
know what that ticket might do to your auto insurance
premium?
Insurance.com recently conducted a study of almost a half million insurance quotes provided to drivers by from 14 different insurance companies from 2009 to 2011. The study compared insurance quotes given to drivers with the 14 most common violations and...
Read More »As if life was not complicated enough, enter the traffic ticket. You were going about your daily business and next thing you know, you are face to face with an officer of the law who has taken exception to your speed or your failure to yield or your lack of a turn signal. Now you have a ticket, what to do?
Do you pay the ticket? Hire a lawyer? Ignore the ticket? Move out of state? Go to court and contest the ticket because the judge will understand you are not guilty? Go to a comedy club...
Read More »The second ever, or second annual National Distracted Driving Awareness Month starts April 1st. Law enforcement, educators, victims, non profits and companies like DefensiveDriving.com will be focusing on the dangers of distracted driving. California was one of the first states in the nation to introduce a statewide law banning the use handheld phones, either talking on the phone or texting, as part of their efforts to make the roadways safer for California drivers.
California issued close...
Read More »I recently came across an article out of California and it brought me back to that famous scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off where the parking garage attendants took an epic joy ride in Cameron's fathers' vintage Ferrari.
In, what I am sure was a classic, seemed like a good idea at the time moment, two employees of Pacific BMW in Glendale, California, a tire changer and valet driver, decided to take a brand new 1 Series M Coupe, out for a little spin. Apparently, they were not as smart as...
Read More »If you live in Houston or Austin, you have a greater chance of being caught in a speed trap. According to Trapster.com, which utilizes social/real time information from over 15 million users, two of the top 10 speed trap cities in the United States are right here in Texas.
Austin comes in at number 10, where police have been rumored to write a ticket for more than 3 MPH over the speed limit. With a large seasonal population of students, getting an education in Austin literally could mean...
Read More »You've just opened your sandwich shop, business is good and you are growing. The next step logical step is to compete with the bigger stores your area is to offer delivery, but you are not sure if your grinder store really needs to go down that road and your are unsure if you want the additional grind. How do you offer delivery service, make it profitable and stay safe at the same time? How do you compete safely and profitably?
These are three tips to help you deliver profitability when...
Read More »According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in 2008
there were 21.6 million licensed drivers 70 years or older on
the road. That is roughly ten percent
of the total of licensed drivers on the road.
Even more eye opening, our population is getting older and the
"Baby Boomer" generation is now our grander, senior
citizens. As our medical care
improves, people are living longer and the
AAA Foundation for Driver Safety estimates that one out of
every five drivers in America will be...
If you are a fleet manager or Vice President of Human Resources with a lot of employees driving, you better know what it means. Essentially, if you do not have a comprehensive driver safety policy or program in place, you are leaving your company open to liability. In most cases, punitive damages are not covered under the commercial auto insurance policy, which means to you the employer, if you have employees driving, while the damages assessed to property and employee might be covered,...
Read More »So you are driving down the road, chatting with your
buddy and the next thing you know, the red and blue
lights of a state patrol car are behind you and you are
starting the new year with a traffic ticket, but you are not
sure why...you hang up with your friend and wait to find out
why.
The officer approaches your vehicle and asked the standard
question, "Do you know why I am pulling you
over?"
"No sir, I do not know, I was not speeding."
"I am not pulling you over for speed, I am pulling...
With over 15 years in the industry, DefensiveDriving.com has been leading the way with in providing quality online driver safety training, state approved defensive driving and online traffic school, for ticket dismissal and discounts on...Read More »
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