Defensive Driving Tips and Techniques

Annually, more than 40,000 people lose their life in automobile accidents each year. Another two million suffer disabling injuries. These startling statistics are from the National Safety Council. The amount of casualties could be reduced if more people learned to drive defensively.
No matter how careful or a skilled driver you are, high speeds, impaired or [...]

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I have had the experience of teaching several people how to drive. Some were youngsters, but I have also taught a few adults how to drive too. Let’s just say that I am more than glad to have “retired” from this practice as teaching someone how to drive can be taxing mentally as well as [...]

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With winter just around the corner, many people are getting their sleds ready for another great season of running the powder. There’s no better feeling for snowmobilers than gliding on a few feet of snow at high speed, perhaps performing the odd stunt or two, and generally taking pride in your machine.
Thousands of people do [...]

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RV driving safety should be at the forefront of your mind whether you have hundreds of thousands of miles of RV driving under your belt or you are a new RV driver. Both drivers of towable and motorized rigs should be aware of RV driving safety practices and precautions to keep them and other drivers [...]

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A key aspect of defensive driving techniques is to signal your intent when you are out on the road. This means communicating to other drivers what you are about to do. As a first step it is essential that all lights that help you communicate to other drivers are functioning.
Indicators, brake lights, head lights and [...]

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