Thanksgiving weekend, millions will hit our nation’s roads, eager to spend time with family and friends. It’s one of the busiest travel times of the year, and unfortunately more people on the roadways means the potential for more vehicle crashes. During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2014 (6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, to 5:59 a.m. on Monday, December 1), … Read More
The Road to Zero
The Interstate system ceremonially begins at Zero Milestone, a small and often overlooked obelisk next to the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse south of the White House. The official name of the system is “Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways”. As of 2013, it had a total length of 47,856 miles. About one-quarter of all … Read More
Defensive Driving Halloween
Halloween is meant to be scary, but not when it comes to driving. When it comes to drunk driving, Halloween can turn the roads into a horror fest. There’s nothing scarier on Halloween than a drunk driver. On Halloween Night between 2009 and 2013, 119 people were killed by drunk driving.[1] Over the Halloween Nights from 2009-2013, 43 percent of … Read More
If Your Light Go Out
Since it’s getting a little darker a earlier in Arizona these days, we tend to use our headlights a little earlier if we’re out after dinner. Have you ever had both of your headlights burn out at the same time? Would you know what to do if that happened to you while driving on a dark highway at night? I … Read More
Funny driving quotes I found the web.
Here is a list of 10 hilariously funny driving quotes I found the web and wanted to share. “Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.” Dan Rather “Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” Robin Williams “Men can read maps better than women cause only the male mind could conceive of one … Read More
The High Price of Speeding
Speeding may be fun, especially on those days when you are the only car on the road. And the song is just right. But these posted limits aren’t arbitrary numbers designed to restrict your autonomy. Speed limits are heavily researched controls meant to reduce road fatalities and accommodate for road conditions. Ignoring them not only negatively affects your ability to … Read More
Rear End Collisions
Rear End Collisions are unfortunately very common in the Arizona and the majority of these road crashes are caused by human error. While some are relatively minor, thousands of lives are taken every year by these horrible car crashes. Because your life can be at risk if you drive in an unsafe manner, it is so important to drive carefully. … Read More