Driving Tips

Defensive driving encompasses many different ideas and practices, one of which is understanding the effects your driving may have on others, and the results this can have on your safety and theirs. In my state of Arizona, there is a law that if another driver approaching from your rear signals by lights or horn their intention to pass you, you must allow them to pass, giving way to the right if necessary to let them around. Many other states have similar laws ...

Protect your number one asset! I wasn't born rich or good looking -- so my brain is my strong point, although some would argue this. Be that as it may, I'd wear a helmet if I rode a bike. Even minor bumps can cause spills resulting in head impacts and at as little as 4 mph, a head injury can be fatal. One estimate says that as high as 85% of these injuries could be prevented ...

Most drivers agree that courtesy is lacking on our roadways -- whether between operators of cars, cars and pedestrians or bicycles, between motorcycles and cars, or trucks and cars. I've often wondered whether the relative anonymity we have when driving leads us to behave in ways we'd never consider if we were meeting another person face to face.
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What does the term "impaired driving" mean to you? If you're like many, drinking and driving comes to mind quickest. But impairment is a term that characterizes any similar insufficiency. Webster's 2nd New Riverside Dictionary, Revised, defines "impair" as "harm, diminish in strength, value quality, quantity." So, anything that does these things to your driving capabilities "impairs" ...