When you have to parallel park, do you get nervous? I don’t think my mother will even attempt it unless there’s a wide open space. Have you also noticed that parallel parking spots are always located in the most congested and...
Category - Safe Driving Tips
Wondering how long car batteries last? You’re not alone. That’s because batteries are an essential part of any car. You don’t want to find yourself stranded on a long road trip, your car failing to start because...
I’d like you to check out the multi-car pile-up video but unfortunately, the video is no longer available. So let me just walk you through what happened in the video. I’ll try to provide as many details as possible to help you visualize...
It seems like every spring, people forget all about proper motorcycle safety tips. After the cold months, with little to no motorcycle traffic on our roadways, we tend to get complacent and forget about motorcyclists. Driving a big rig, I see...
Maine defensive driving courses have found their way online. But unfortunately, most of them aren’t all that great. They are low budget and some of them aren’t even state certified. Luckily for you, my life basically consists of...
When you’re serious about saving gas, there is an extreme set of fuel-saving methods you can turn to which are called hypermiling. You can practice hypermiling techniques on any car, although some techniques need to be adjusted for the...
I recently received an email from a high school student doing a research project on whether we should increase the driving age or not. As we went back and forth in our email discussion, he sent me the following: “After looking at a lot...
While you might not usually think about what to do if a deer suddenly runs in front of your car, taking the time to figure that out could one day save your life. Each year, well over one million car accidents involving deer occur in the United...
More people are driving with dogs these days because let’s face it, dogs aren’t the same as they used to be. Well, they’re probably about the same, but we treat them much different now than just a few short decades ago. These...
These drunk driving facts should be scary enough to stop anyone from ever drinking and driving. But unfortunately, people will still continue to drink and drive even as DUI laws have become harsher than ever. Whether you’re a student looking...
These driving tips are specifically for driving in bad weather. With so many large pile-ups in the news lately and with the extreme weather we seem to be having, it’s important to know how to drive in all sorts of weather...
No matter where you live or where you might be traveling, you could suddenly find yourself in a high wind scenario. Not knowing what to do when the wind blows hard can leave you incredibly vulnerable on the road, possibly leading to serious...