Driving Safety

Some in Maine are celebrating the fact that there has been a significant drop in the number of people arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the past…

July 6, 2012

This has little to do with defensive driving, unless you happen to be in a war zone, but apparently a new company in Minnesota is allowing some drivers to get behind the controls of an actual…

July 6, 2012

In an effort to “save lives” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed using public shaming to get drivers to slow down and drive safely. Bloomberg was speaking on…

July 4, 2012

In Arizona drivers face a variety of hazards which can greatly decrease visibility. These mostly natural occurrences, such as dust storms, wildfires and sun glare, can arrive seemingly without warning.…

July 4, 2012

Include Alabama in the list of states which now have bans on texting while driving, bringing the total number of states with such bans to 38. The Alabama law was…

July 4, 2012

Nearly half of all Florida drivers stopped by police on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and asked to submit to a breathalyzer test are refusing. Although it…

July 4, 2012

The California Office of Traffic Safety is reporting that teenage drivers are the least likely drivers to obey existing state laws against distracted driving. This is doubly concerning because teenage…

July 4, 2012

Although the New York State Police Department still has airplanes available for their use, they have not written a single speeding ticket as a result of surveillance by these airplanes since 2005. The simple fact is,…

July 2, 2012

Arizona police has arrested a man they say admitted smoking marijuana before getting into a vehicle with his nine-year-old child. Police observed the man driving erratically and quickly pulled him…

July 2, 2012

After one full year of a statewide ban on texting while driving, Indiana State Police have handed out just 125 citations. According to the ISP it is proving difficult to…

July 2, 2012