Year: 2019
Don’t Hit the Dang Deer
You know that old saying, “deer in the headlights?”
I don’t know about you, but I live in an area where there is a TON of deer. And, this is the time of…
Halloween Driving
I came across a timely article while doing research for another blog entry today.
Halloween is later this week.
I’d never really thought of Halloween in relation to driving, but low and behold, there is a connection!
Is Drunk Driving Still a Thing?
I don’t know about you, but I guess I sort of thought that drunk driving was a thing of the past.
I mean, with emergence of Uber and Lyft, why would anyone ever drive a car while intoxicated? It’s just so stupid and unnecessary.
#MoveOver for Emergency Vehicles
I choose to believe that the majority of drivers don’t know what to do when an emergency vehicle is in their midst, lights flashing, sirens blaring. Why else would they stupidly just keep driving like nothing is happening?
Crossing the Line(s)
In life, people cross the line all the time. The roads are no different. Most of us had to take drivers education. Yes? So, one of the basic things we learn in drivers ed is what the different line colors and types mean. “Highway markings, used alone or to supplement other traffic control devices,…
Granny, Get Out My Way!
You may have read about Britain’s 97-year-old Prince Philip’s recent car accident.
The incident got international…
Litter Bugs Beware
I have to say, I’m always amazed that just when I think I have run out of blog ideas another one just drops in my lap. Or in this case, on the road. You can always count on bad drivers to give you material. Today, my subject is throwing trash out the window of your car. What Neanderthal would do…
Scoot On Out of My Way
Lime. Spin. Bird. Jump.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever almost run over someone on one of these:
Yeah, me too.
Kid was on the far side of a Suburban…
Distracted Driving: Kids
Distracted driving. When we hear the phrase, we tend to immediately think of texting. A few other front-seat actions that take our eyes and attention off the road – looking up directions, changing a radio station – might also come to mind. But for parents, the disturbances in the back seat(s) can…
Rain, rain go away. Come again another day.