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Driving Sans License Not Worth The Risk
If you drive without a license, or your license has been suspended or revoked, the first thing you will do is say goodbye to your beloved means of transportation for 30 calendar days. Read More »
Declining Traffic Deaths Lead to Lowest Highway Fatality Rate Ever Recorded
The number of people who died on the nation's roads fell last year, leading to the lowest highway fatality rate ever recorded and the largest drop in total deaths in 15 years, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today. Read More »
Online stranger danger?
I AM WILLING to bet that your mother told you not to pick up strangers while driving. With gas closing in on $3.50 a gallon, one company would like you to rethink that philosophy. Read More »
Don’t Sleep and Drive
While driving alone on the treacherous, winding, cliff-edged road that takes travelers from Northern California to Lake Tahoe last week, my mother experienced a "small" problem. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 37 percent of the population have admitted to nodding off while driving. Read More »
‘Safety Corridors’ Not The Safest Places To Be
On a trip from L.A. to Las Vegas, I saw several signs that said "safety corridor." What does that mean? Read More »
Web Can Ease Traffic School’s Boredom
My 19-year-old son just went to traffic school for the first time. I have driven for 40 years and have gone twice for citations. The first time I went, there was a former police officer who just talked and showed videos to try to fill the eight hours. The second time there was a lot of dead time with lots of miscellaneous talking just to fill that time. Read More »
You Drink, You Drive, You Pay … A Whole Lot
Being charged with a DUI means you will be acquiring a new, expensive, undesirable sideline, and getting released into the cold air of freedom after a long night in jail is only the beginning of that pricey, unpleasant journey. Read More »
DUI Charges Are Nothing To Laugh About
My fiancee and I traveled to a party at a friend's house out of town last weekend, and I had a bit too much to drink. She said she was fine, though, so I let her do the driving. Read More »
Early Time Change Not Worth A Dime
As an early morning commuter, I have a personal message for Edward J. Markey, the congressman who came up with the bright idea of having spring daylight-saving time start weeks early: You blew it. Markey convinced Congress that moving the time change up three weeks would be a cost-free solution to many of the country’s woes. His contention was that ... Read More »
