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Driver Training for the Home Schooled Teenager

The Coronavirus has shut down schools all across our country forcing millions of students to learn from the confines of their homes. Subjects such as math, science, social studies as well as special subjects such as physical education and music must be taught creatively online. Driver Education on the other hand requires state mandated hours of behind the wheel training as well as specific classroom instruction. Many states have simply cancelled their driver education programs or have rescheduled them with unspecific dates far into the future. This is frustrating for parents as well as teens anxious to obtain their driving privileges.

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What to Include in Your Mandatory DMV Practice Driving Hours!

Congratulations you passed your learners license/permit test! Now it is time to get down to work and start preparing for your Driver’s License Road Test. Too many times young drivers not only fail to practice the proper skills to pass their road test, but more importantly fail to learn how to become a safe and defensive driver. Continue reading “What to Include in Your Mandatory DMV Practice Driving Hours!”

Three Point Turn Like a Pro!

The three point turn sometimes referred to as the K turn is a simple change of direction maneuver. This maneuver is routinely tested on most state road examinations. It is a maneuver that will be used by all drivers at some time during their driving careers. The key to this maneuver is to perform it quickly and safely.

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The Right Car for Your Teenage Driver

There is no more exciting time in a teenagers life than selecting their first new car or perhaps their first used car. Unfortunately parents and newly licensed teenagers have very differing opinions when it comes to selecting that perfect vehicle!

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“SIPDE” A Very Important Defensive Driving “Word”!

Actually “SIPDE” is not a word at all; however it is a very powerful defensive driving acronym! Read below to understand why.

The reason some drivers remain safe on our nation’s highways and others become a collision statistic is the fact that the defensive drivers use five very important defensive driving strategies. These five strategies make up The SIPDE system of driving.

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“New York State License Practice Test Questions and Study Guide” Now available on Amazon/Kindle

Now Available on Amazon Kindle! Want to pass your permit test and learn all the important rules relating to driving a car in New York State? You have come to the right place! “New York State Driver’s License Practice Test Questions and Study Guide” will help do that for you in a quick and easy to read format. Over 90 practice questions as well as a condensed summary of all of the important chapters in the NYS Driver’s Manual are available in this 64 page Kindle book.

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How to Handle Road Rage! Important Driver Education Tips You Need to Implement Now!

Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

Aggressive Driving is defined as an angry, impatient motorist who is possibly upset over a traffic dispute, altercation or simply a contempt or disdain with the way you drive.

Road Rage is defined as an extreme display of aggression by a driver that may result in a physical altercation with another driver.

In the video above a former police officer in Australia is chased, attacked and assaulted by an aggressive driver. The entire chase is recorded on his windshield dash cam. The video shows how the simple displeasure and impatience of an aggressive drive can escalate into extreme road rage. Fortunately the driver a former Australian police officer remains calm enough to contact the authorities and escape physical harm. The car however; did not fare as well. The chase takes place on highways sidewalks and the back roads of Queensland, Australia.

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