Aug 18, 2008 -
Texas Defensive Driving
Many states, Texas and Florida chief among them, have promoted the development of defensive driving courses. States have incentivised the private sector to develop these tuition based training facilities, by offering what amounts to moving violation credits. In many jurisdictions, this means you can have that speeding ticket wiped out in exchange for going to school. Some of these institutions even offer to let your learn over the internet instead of spending your Saturday sitting in a classroom.
For states to give up ticket revenue, something very positive must be going on. What’s at the root of this generosity is twofold. First and foremost, is the body count, especially among young folks 25 and under. The second is the insurance industry exerting powerful leverage to cut down on the cost of their vehicle insurance losses.
Whether you got your drivers license last week or 40 years ago it’s impossible to ignore the risks we some drivers take. Not only with their lives but also sometimes with ours. It’s pretty natural to spot a dangerous driver. So, it is also likely you can tell right from wrong on the road. What we all need to focus on more, is that small patch of our brain cells that links knowing with doing.
Many of life’s challenges can be easily and successfully tackled if we learn to add a bit of pride in ourselves to the task at hand. You will quickly notice that you drive better if you are proud of your driving.
Driving a car is the closest most of us will ever come to flight under our own power. Just step on that gas and go, go, go. It’s easy to get carried away and some of us forget there are others out there on the road with us.
When you realize that many of those other drivers you are out there with are amateurs and may well represent a serious danger to you and your passengers… is usually when the light goes on and you start to change your driving habits for the better.
For you to make that transition from amateur to pro easily and quickly, you simply need to admit that bad drivers… possibly including you… represent a real threat to your health and wellbeing. Not to put too dramatic a point on this, but the risks are quite genuine and very much include that line between life and death.
If you understand this, then you are a good driver or well on your way to becoming one. Watch everything and everyone around you, from the time you turn the key to when you park at the end of the trip. Safe drivers live longer and spend a lot less money on insurance premiums… two admirable goals to achieve, wouldn’t you agree? Sure Texas defensive driving helps to do just that.
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