Teenagers are prone to doing stupid things. Anyone who has a teenager, had a teenager or knows a teenager knows this is true. Maybe it’s all the hormones running through their system or maybe it’s a lack of experience, but whatever it is, it sometimes makes them do stupid things. Like street racing. Traffic school [...]
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My Used Car’s a Lemon! Am I Stuck With It?
Lemon laws protect new car buyers in every state in the nation, but it’s far more common for used car buyers to get stuck with an unreliable vehicle, or to incur repair bills that cost more than the car. For such unfortunate consumers, it often goes downhill from there.
Pricey used cars test conventional wisdom
We are always trying to save you money here at our online traffic school. The conventional wisdom that buying used cars is always the most frugal option may be tested by rising prices in the U.S. auto resale market. Edmunds.com estimates the average price paid for a used, three-year old auto has risen $1,471 — [...]
50 Celebrities & Their Cars
50 Celebrities & Their Cars 1. Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony drive an Aston Martin DB7 & Lotus Elise 2. Ryan Gosling – Drives a black Toyota Prius. 3. Pierce Brosnan – Owns an Aston Martin Vanquish. 4. Verne Troyer – Drives a custom Mercedes CLK. 5. Janet Jackson – Drives an Aston Martin Vanquish. [...]
Pursuing good health is a laughing matter
He may not actually be funny himself, but for the past two decades, Dr. Steven Sultanoff has been an evangelist for therapeutic humor. The clinical psychologist, who leans more toward clever than hilarious, teaches the value of jokes, and the belly shaking that comes with them, to medical professionals and therapists at Pepperdine University and [...]
Fighting Traffic Tickets – Is it a Good Idea?
Decide Whether the Ticket Is Worth Fighting First off, decide whether it’s worth your time to fight a ticket. If a ticket means thousands of dollars in increased insurance premiums, risk of license suspension, or other serious penalties it may be worth the hassle… however, fighting tickets is not simple it may not be always [...]
New Data and Child Safety Seat Warnings
According to research carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it seems that fewer children died last year in roadway crashes. Yet, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is cautioning parents and caregivers alike to retain the use of child safety seats or booster seats. The data for child fatality point out that the [...]
Worried About Rising Gas Prices? Be Prepared!
Unleaded regular’s hovering around $3 per gallon – which is high, but manageable. What if it goes back up to over $3 per gallon – or even $4 per gallon? Here are a few things to think about in the way of hedging your bets and insulating yourself and your family from the economic shocks [...]
News Flash: The Cultural Difference Of Southern Driving
Driving is cultural. In Germany they drive fast, in England they drive on the wrong side of the road, in the U.S. there is a cultural difference between defensive driving techniques in Southern and Northern states. The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for [...]
Buddha on the Backstretch: The Spiritual Wisdom of Driving 200 MPH
Yep you read that title right, but this is actually a book title. “Buddha on the Backstretch” is about how to deal with handling all the little setbacks in life with a mindful approach learned from Buddhism and from Dale Earnhardt. We suggest reading this book to handle your 4 hour commute to work.