Introduction When driving in Texas, defensive driving can keep you safe. Taking an online driving course can help ensure that you stay safe. Here are seven tips that help keep you safe. 1. Maintain Your Vehicle Even something as small as an oil change is important to keeping you safe. Additionally, taking your car for an oil change is often...
The subject of texting and driving has been a new and heated topic that has come up in every state ballot for the past few years. As more people are dying every day due to distracted driving, action had to be taken to prevent further accidents and loss of life. While the law defines texting and driving to be illegal...
Driving laws are constantly changing and adapting to keep up with modern times. Cars are getting more advanced and high-tech, so new laws must be put in place so that people are staying safe on the roads. However, there are some other laws being changed that are helping drivers out by making Texas approved defensive driving courses more efficient. To...
If you have recently been issued a traffic citation and you need to take a Texas defensive driving course in order to have your ticket dismissed, you may be worried about the utter inconvenience of it all and the time that taking such a course will cost you. Well, it is true that not so long ago, taking a defensive...
As a driver, you share the road with other vehicles and other types of vehicles, such as motorcycles. So, in order to be a responsible and well-informed driver, you need to be aware of certain safety procedures you must take in order to share the road safely with those who may be riding a motorcycle. Remember that those riding a...
For some people, there may be a situation where you would want or need to take a defensive driving course for multiple states. Texas defensive driving courses are similar to those of other states and we will see why someone would take one for multiple states and if it is always allowed. Why would you take defensive driving in 2...
Nobody wants to get stuck on the side of the road with a broken car, but you need to bready if that ever happens to be you. Many defensive driving courses online will recommend you carry certain things in the event of an emergency, so let’s look at 8 essential things to have in your car. Flashlight When something goes...
Believe it or not, under Texas traffic laws, there are a wide variety of different traffic violations for which one may be potentially placed under arrest. The authority of a Texas officer to arrest a person for even a minor traffic violation (which is punishable by only a fine) has been upheld by the US Supreme Court. Currently, there are...
Whether or not you are used to driving in cold weather, there are a number of things you should be aware of when operating a vehicle in cold weather conditions. A few of these things may seem obvious to you, but you may not have considered or known about some other items. The average temperature across the nation for the...
Ah, the holidays. That glorious time of year in which the stores are crammed full with folks doing their Christmas shopping, when Christmas music fills the atmosphere, when the air gets refreshingly brisk, when our wallets get noticeably lighter, and when the roads and airports are packed with people traveling to meet their relatives and loved ones. But before you,...
