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10 Driving Habits That Wreck Your Car and Drain Your Wallet

SEP 03, 2024

Dangerous Driving Impacts Your Car When speaking of reckless driving, we usually mean an aggressive style some drivers assume for driving faster and cooler (at least they seem to believe it).
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This dangerous driving often results in collisions and other kinds of traffic accidents leading to damage, injuries, and even deaths. But in fact, some unobvious bad driving habits can result in both wrecking your car and risking your life, and you will hardly be happy to spend a fortune on changing and repairing parts and units that could last longer. So, we are here to tell you about bad habits you should quit and to give you some tips on good driving habits you should form instead.

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How to get my driver’s license

AUG 21, 2024

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How to apply for my driver’s license: collecting required papers Start the process of getting your driver’s license from searching for the local DMV website with current information on your state requirements. Usually, state authorities require collecting a list of papers that verifies an applicant’s identity, SSN, residency, legal status, and name change (if any). In most cases, applying for a driver’s license requires 4 or 5 documents and the most common among them are the following:

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Can Lane Filtering Cut Down on Rear-Enders?

AUG 12, 2024

It seems that the legalization of lane filtering, also known as lane splitting, is one of the most cherished dreams of motorcycle operators in the United States. While California remains the only state where filtering is officially allowed since 2016, in some other states legalizing bills are already filed and many riders do believe that things are about to change.
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Actually, lane filtering is a common practice in many Asian countries, where motorcycles are numerous and make up a significant part of the traffic. Large urban areas in India, Indonesia or Thailand are famous for their dense traffic, stuffed with all kinds of vehicles from bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles to trucks and buses. However, little attention is paid to the safety of lane filtering in those developing countries, and the practice is allowed for convenience rather than for safety reasons.

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6 Facts You Need to Know About Sobriety Checkpoints

AUG 06, 2024

While proceeding according to your driving test schedule, get to know the real-life situations you can face on public roads and be prepared to act adequately.
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One of the situations is an inspection at sobriety checkpoints you can stumble across when having your behind-the-wheel practice or even taking your driving skills exam. If you don’t want to fail the road test or, what is more, to be arrested and charged, you need to understand what to expect. Here is our brief FAQ on the topic:

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What to Bring to DMV for Driver License Test

JUL 31, 2024

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Before going to a DMV office and taking DL tests there, an applicant needs to get prepared for the testing (you study for driver license test, don’t you?) and collect all papers required by a local DMV. In fact, the checklist varies slightly from state to state and the requirements differ depending on several factors

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Helpful Tips in Addition to CDL practice test: How to Stay Awake While Driving

JUL 23, 2024

The task of staying awake while driving long distances is particular challenging for commercial drivers, especially long-haul drivers, who often drive at night and don’t have proper rest during the haul. Reading the driver’s handbook before your CDL practice test, you can find out the dramatic statistics on fall-asleep accidents in your state or across the U.S.
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For example, the California CDL Handbook cites NHTSA reports telling about 100,000 fall-asleep accidents annually. According to NHTSA, 15% of all heavy trucks accidents are caused by fatigue, while more than half of fatal casualties among long-haul drivers involve drowsy driving. The statistics are especially telling for those drivers, who are going to pass the CDL HazMat practice test, since accidents with hazardous materials may lead to more global and dramatic effects. That’s why some handbooks for CDL permit practice test include specific sections discussing reasons of fatigue and lack of alertness, as well as give recommendations on preventing drowsiness and maintaining alertness while driving. And if you bother to take any free CDL practice test, you may stumble across similar questions, which you need to answer correctly to pass the exam. So, let’s find out more about these tips that can help you in your future work.

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Answers from Learners Permit Test: How to Adjust Vehicle Side Mirrors?

JUL 16, 2024

If you have already started studying for the driving license exam, you may read the driver’s handbook sections on how to get your vehicle ready for riding – and there are some requirements on observance, you have to comply with. Observance is basically provided by vehicle windows and mirrors, including side-view mirrors, which are located outside the car. You can find some questions about using the mirrors in the practice knowledge test, but this article is focused on practical advice on how to correctly adjust them.
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Top 20 Safe Driving Tips

JUL 10, 2024

In this article, we collected some little-known driving tips and obvious recommendations based on traffic rules, which help improve your driving skills and provide higher safety on the road.
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Driving With Children – Essential Road Safety Tips

JUN 24, 2024

Road Safety Tips for Drivers Based on NHTSA Studies According to NHTSA, about 1,000 minors under 14 get killed in car crashes each year. And most of them (over 700 people) die in cars, while more than 150,000 kids are injured. These statistics are scary, and they are even more devastating since many of these fatalities and injuries were avoidable – if only adults were more responsible and focused on road safety rules.
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Think, for instance, of restraints. Based on an NHTSA report, 37% of those kids, who didn’t survive the accident, were unrestrained. And this despite the fact that NHTSA statistics indicate strongly that use of children safety seats reduce the mortality rate by 71% for infants and by 54% for toddlers under 4 years. Even for children occupying the front seat, the mortality reduces by 45% provided they use seat belts. Let’s recollect what traffic rules tell us about restraints and what safety experts recommend in this regard.

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Tips for Driving an Electric Car

JUN 18, 2024

Several Tips on Charging Prior to Mastering Driving Techniques Charging is the most sensitive point of electric vehicles and there are a couple of tips that will help you cope with the task better, saving some time and money while avoiding the risk of getting a dead battery.
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