Defensive Driving on the iPad
Comedy Driving Inc. now provides a defensive driving course online that is compatible with your iPad and iPhone! Take it at your convenience via an easily accessible interface from your favorite device. This also includes all Android devices (tablets, smartphones). Once you log in to www.comedydriving.com it will automatically detect what device your logging in from and give you the course that is compatible with that device. 
Its easy and so is our course. You have the convenience of taking the course on the go whenever and wherever you want. If you need to stop, just log out and it’ll save your place. Once your ready to continue the course log back in from any computer or mobile device with internet access and you’ll start off from where you left off. Hows that sound? If you have any questions or concerns you can call the Comedy Driving Support Staff at the toll free number 866-357-2020 or send an email to comedydriving@comedydriving.com
Hydroplaning?
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicles tires lose contact with the actual road and instead ride on a layer of water. The vehicle can loose traction and have trouble steering, braking and accelerating. When this occurs do not panic! Also, do not brake or accelerate. If you do you most likely will spin out and lose control of the vehicle. Also sudden acceleration could pull the vehicle straight ahead which could be dangerous if the vehicle is pointed toward the edge of the roadway. Just take your foot off the gas to slow down. If you need to brake and you have No-ABS Brakes (anti-lock brakes), lightly pump the brakes until you slow down. Try and drive slow and steady until you can feel your tires grip the road again. Remember your tires have no contact with the road when hydroplaning, so if you start over-steering you could end up off the road.
Good tires are key to safe driving in the rain! Make sure to always check your tire tread routinely and check the air pressure as well. It could save your life! The water on the road needs to go somewhere and tires with good tread will channel the water under the tire so it can grip the road. Less Tread = more chance of hydroplaning.
Comedy Driving Coupon
Houston defensive driving company, Comedy Driving, has defensive driving locations in Sugarland, Humble, League City, Willowbrook, and Katy Freeway. There’s currently a $4 discount coupon that reduces the original cost of $29 to $25.
This coupon is applicable in all of the in person defensive driving locations:
13501 Southwest Freeway, Sugarland, Tx 77478
10891 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77079
9212 FM 1960 West, Houston, TX 77070
254 -A FM 1960 East Bypass, Humble, TX 77338
143 Gulf Freeway South, League City, TX 77573
Print out this Comedy Driving defensive driving coupon and present it at any of the above locations to receive $4 off the price of the class and pay only $25!
Senior Drivers in Texas
- Require eyeglasses, corrective contact lenses, or bioptic telescopic lens to be worn at certain times.
- Permit driving from sunrise to sunset only, or prohibit driving during rush hour.
- Restrict the geographical area in which a person is permitted to drive, or prohibit freeway driving.
- Require special mechanical devices, or an additional side mirror on the vehicle.
- Require extra support in order to ensure a safe and correct driving position.
Humble Defensive Driving
Comedy Driving will be opening a brand new location to teach defensive driving in Houston on January 7, 2012! This new defensive driving class will be in the Humble area at 254 -A FM 1960 East Bypass, Humble, TX 77338
Comedy Driving provides top of the line education along with professional comedians gauranteed to entertain. If you live in the Humble area and are in need of taking defensive driving don’t hesitate to stop by our Humble defensive driving location during these hours:
- Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Thursday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
We will honor our old coupons and mail-outs prices. You just have to bring the form to the class and we will match that price.
Our Humble Defensive Driving Class is:
-Approved by Texas Education Agency & Region XIII, accepted by all courts in Texas. – License # CP319 – School # C1742
-Taught By Professional Comedians
-Get both a court copy and insurance copy for a potential 10% discount off automobile insurance
-Certificates dropped in mail same day (if completed by 5:00 p.m. Central Time)
-No Appointment (just show up on time)
-Bring your Texas Driver’s License & Court Papers
-Class Price – only $29.00
Have Questions? Contact us!
MON – FRI: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST at: 713-465-0042
Nights, Weekends, and Holidays please call: 713-465-0042
Driving Responsibilities for Teens
One of the most important responsibilities at any age is getting behind the wheel. Parents must lead by example to show their teen safe driving techniques.
Driving safe is very important! These six tips will help them understand the responsibility of getting behind the wheel:
1. Never speed.
2. Always wear the seat belt.
3. Be a defensive driver. Be aware and watch out for other unsafe drivers.
4. Don’t drive while under the influence or ride with anyone that is under the influence. This clouds judgment for driving and could potentially end in a fatality. If you do make a mistake, or find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, call your parents immediately. They will respect you for being mature enough to see the danger and making the right call.
5. Pay attention to the road while driving. Don’t get distracted by cell phones, radio, or passengers. Driving is a very important responsibility and shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Teens need to be explained that they can have fun and enjoy themselves, but never drink while driving. Years from now, they will laugh when looking back on their school days, but not if they don’t remember them.
Don’t be afraid to tell them the truth if you made some bad judgment calls. Explain to them what you did right or wrong and what the consequences were. This can only help them to feel that you are human and that you regret those decisions and don’t want them to make the same.
Remind them of their future. High school and college years are a great time, but they have their whole future ahead of them. Remind them that it is important to look ahead and make good decisions.
Immature vs. mature. Teens may think that drinking or doing drugs and driving is what the grown up thing is to do. Explain to them that is the most immature and irresponsible decision they could make. Being mature is about making the right decision and keeping your future in your sight. As a parent, your responsibility is to lead by example. Parents should follow the same rules they set for their teen.
The way your teen learns to drive today is how they will drive tomorrow. Remind them that driving is a privilege—not to be taken lightly or for granted. Getting behind the wheel can be a great rite of passage…just make sure it’s the right passage they are driving down.
Car Crash Compilation
TX Governor Approves “Move Over for Tow Trucks” Law, Goes Into Effect Sept. 1
This next article was found at this website: http://trfootnotesnews.blogspot.com/2011/06/tx-governor-approves-move-over-for-tow.html
Here’s the press release from Southwest Tow Operators:
Austin, TX…. Governor Rick Perry Signed HB 378, the Texas Move Over for Tow Trucks Bill, making it law that passing motorists must now Move Over into the next lane, or Slow Down to 20 MPH if in the lane closest to the Tow Truck. This law was pushed by the towing industry since the last legislative session in 2009, and has taken 2 very strong years of educating Texas Legislators of the dangers that Tow Operators experience on the public roadways, some having paying the ultimate sacrifice of death. Texas has ranked among the highest in the country of “Struck-Bys” and has lead the death rate in recent years.
Many families, friends, co-workers, and employers attended hearings on the Bill introduced by Representative Ryan Guillen of South Texas. He led a very strong line of supporting Legislators that helped strengthen even more support from the House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. At times, the testimony was very emotional and drew many tears from the attending audience.
HB 378 passed the House unanimously and the Senate with only 1 No vote.
The bill takes Effect September 1, 2011!
There are two issues that will be addressed in the next few months, and into the rules making process. The first deals with the Lighting Requirements for Licensed Tow Trucks. We may get a specific and new lighting requirements on tow trucks that will expectantly bring much debate and opinions. We will be looking for alot of industry input to assist with this.
The second issue is one of great importance and that is Awareness! In order for this law to be effective, all tow operators, their friends and families, and any media outlets we can get must put the word out there that this is the Law and ask for the general public and motorists to be aware of this law and respect it. Awareness starts with our industry and lives will undoubtedly count on everyone spreading the message!
Here is a copy of HB 378:
AN ACT
relating to stationary tow trucks on a highway; providing a penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.Section 545.157, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a)On approaching a stationary authorized emergency
vehicle using visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections
547.305 and 547.702, or a stationary tow truck using equipment
authorized by Section 547.305(d), an operator, unless otherwise
directed by a police officer, shall:
(1)vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle
or tow truck when driving on a highway with two or more lanes
traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle or tow truck; or
(2)slow to a speed not to exceed:
(A)20 miles per hour less than the posted speed
limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or more; or
(B)five miles per hour when the posted speed
limit is less than 25 miles per hour.
(d)In this section, “tow truck” means a vehicle that:
(1)has been issued a permit under Subchapter C,
Chapter 2308, Occupations Code; and
(2)is operated by a person licensed under Subchapter D,
Chapter 2308, Occupations Code.
SECTION 2.Section 545.301(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b)This section does not apply to an operator of:
(1)a vehicle that is disabled while on the paved or
main traveled part of a highway if it is impossible to avoid
stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle on the highway; [or]
(2)a vehicle used exclusively to transport solid,
semisolid, or liquid waste operated at the time in connection with
the removal or transportation of solid, semisolid, or liquid waste
from a location adjacent to the highway; or
(3)a tow truck, as defined by Section 545.157(d),
that is performing towing duties under Chapter 2308, Occupations
Code.
SECTIONA3.Section 547.305(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a)A motor vehicle lamp or illuminating device, other than
a headlamp, spotlamp, auxiliary lamp, turn signal lamp, or
emergency vehicle, tow truck, or school bus warning lamp, that
projects a beam with an intensity brighter than 300 candlepower
shall be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of
the beam strikes the roadway at a distance of more than 75 feet from
the vehicle.
SECTION 4.This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
Safety And Collisions
Most crashes in Texas result from speeding, failure to yield, driving under the influence of alcohol, following too closely and running red lights and stop signs. To avoid a collision, slow down and use your best judgment to adjust your driving to the surrounding conditions, drive friendly by yielding to other drivers when appropriate and be courteous, maintain a safe following distance, look both ways and even look to the left a second time before you enter an intersection, signal every turn and lane change, stop at red lights and stop signs and don’t drive if you’ve been drinking. A lot of that may seem like what people like to call “common sense”, but if you’ve ever driven within a 100-mile radius of Houston then you know common sense isn’t all that common.
If you do have a collision then you should first check yourself and others involved for injuries. If people are hurt then help them as best you can. That could mean simply moving them away from debris or traffic or as much as performing CPR. Also, move your car out of the roadway to a safer place where you can exchange names, addresses, phone numbers, vehicle identification numbers, vehicle license plate numbers, insurance information and driver license information. Note the location of the crash and get the names, addresses and phone numbers of any witnesses. If the vehicles cannot be moved, protect the scene by setting up flares, raising your hood or using other safe signs that will inform other drivers that there is an dangerous situation nearby. One good collision doesn’t deserve another.
DRIVING WITH INVALID DOCUMENTATION
Each year the department shall assess a surcharge on the license of each person who during the preceding 36-month period has been convicted of driving while license invalid, driving while license suspended or driving in violation of motor vehicle liability insurance requirement. Driving with a license found in a Cracker Jack box or hanging from ceilings will get a person into some serious trouble.
The amount of a surcharge for such an offense is $250 per year. For that amount of money, a person could get a valid license and plenty of Cracker Jack boxes to go around.
Each year the department shall assess a surcharge on the license of a person who during the preceding 36-month period has been convicted of an offense of which a license is required. A person, unless otherwise stated by the Texas Transportation Code, may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway in Texas unless the person holds a driver’s license issued under the laws of the Texas Transportation Code. The real trick is figuring out how points are accrued on a license that doesn’t exist. That’s some kind of crazy Picasso thinking. Once that’s settled, the amount of a surcharge for the offense is $100 per year.
