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Give space to the big rigs around us on the road. Don't tailgate, don't cut in front, don't stay in the blind spot on their side, flash your headlights to help them to change lanes in front of you. The laws of physics don't favor passenger cars.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a safe drive!

As we approach some (hopefully) rainy days, here are some important tips about driving in the rain from the CHP and media in Northern California:
* Headlights on if wipers need to be on
* Reduce speed by 10-15%
* Increase following distance (3 seconds dry, 4-5 seconds wet)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnctRMDB6c&ebc=ANyPxKoH-d8A4NlL8YUSYxy58s1HDc0HbHRY3MJXWEV5WVOm5WDeZGS9E7ysIhgdQdj8ZE6mLu22r6nHJ2VXQdzmV5FAKbWk2Q

Avoid Crashing in the Rain - People Behaving Badly Stanley Roberts rides with Officer Williams of the California Highway Patrol looking for people driving in an unsafe manner in the rain.

As part of our "GREEN Teen" commitment to environmentally-friendly training cars, we have reserved two Tesla Model 3s and hope to have them in service within two years. Since we put 25-40K miles on our cars per year, it's great to know how durable they are based on this Tesla taxi.

http://jalopnik.com/heres-how-a-tesla-taxi-held-up-after-100-000-miles-1785360286?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Here's How A Tesla Taxi Held Up After 100,000 Miles Christian Roy of Quebec City has been using his Tesla Model S as a taxi for over two-and-a-half years, accumulating over 100,000 treacherous taxi miles. How did this high-tech electric car stand up to that much cab abuse?

Learning to drive defensively is essential to staying safe on today's roads. The most serious type of crash is a head-on collision, and another tragedy occurred last night. San Diego's CW6 television reached out to our Chief Instructor for advice for drivers. The most important factor is to always stay alert to have the maximum time to react.
http://www.cw6sandiego.com/dozen-people-died-wrong-way-collisions-san-diego-freeways/

More than a dozen people have died from wrong-way collisions on San Diego freeways - CW6 San Diego SAN DIEGO – Over the past few years, nearly a dozen lives have been lost in the San Diego area from wrong way freeway accidents. This leaving many to ask what is being done about this problem? CW6’s Gary Buzel reports. FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailMore

The governor just signed a new law that prohibits hand-held use of a cell phone while driving. The law takes effect on January 1, 2017. It now includes navigation functions and taking photos while driving, which weren't expressly prohibited before. Distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes. Stay focused out there!

http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-governor-expands-hands-free-driving-1474932274-htmlstory.html

Governor expands hands-free driving laws in California Update on 'Essential Politics: Gov. Brown rejects additional money for costs of San Bernardino attack, signs bill to outlaw possession ...

This is the correct way to adjust the 3 mirrors on a car, maximizing information for drivers. We teach this to all of our new drivers and as many of their parents as we can get to join in our driver orientation.
Blind spots aren't *completely* eliminated, so a quick head check is still needed.

How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature Car and Driver presents How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots. Read expert vehicle reviews and award-winning feature content at Car and Driver.

After years of declining, the number of fatalities on American roads has begun to increase. Up 9% nationwide, up 31% in California. Cars are safer and trauma care is better, so why is this happening? Distracted driving is one of the main causes.
The dangerous trends in this article deserve more focus, just like safe driving requires being focused. We will make sure that the new drivers we teach are aware of the risks as part of the good habits we instill in our lessons.

What’s Driving the Massive Surge in Traffic Deaths? For the better part of a year, Mark Rosekind has sounded the alarm on the rising carnage on America’s roads. In speeches delivered before audiences of automotive executives, transportation officials, and safety advocates, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has wa...

The whole Green Teen Driving Machine fleet of 10 cars. Our students get to learn in clean, modern training cars with good fuel efficiency, anti-lock brakes, and space for parents to ride along and see how we teach. Our Instructor Team is ready to help new drivers to get an excellent start!

As our School grows, we now have a fleet of 11 Green Teen Driving Machines. These Hyundai Sonatas are sleek, efficient, and plenty roomy for parents to ride along and observe our lessons. They were top-rated sedans in 2013, ready to help our students to become safe, confident drivers.

Some parents think it's easy to teach their new driver. But being able to DO something isn't the same as being able to TEACH it. We have the experience of thousands of students and techniques proven over several years to keep this from happening.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_EKHGgWJQ&feature=youtu.be

Bob's Burgers - Tina Driving A Car https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_EKHGgWJQ&feature=youtu.be

Some good tips for experienced drivers. These points are covered for our Drivers Education classroom students in session 1 of 4. On the ride home from class, we urge them to mention two points to their parents: blue reflectors are for fire hydrants, and that yield signs aren't yellow any more (white with a red border now). Two examples of what they learned in class (and a way for kids to educate their parents).
http://lifehacker.com/these-little-known-rules-of-the-road-help-you-drive-sma-1774558491

These Little Known Rules of the Road Help You Drive Smarter If you’re going to drive, you have to follow the rules, and most of us are familiar with the basics. However, there are a handful of lesser-known road rules. Maybe you learned them in driver’s ed, but forgot them, because they’re not as important as, say, stopping at a red light. Still, they’ll help...

Not all driving schools are the same. Here's a training car from another school ahead if us. Can you see the poor examples they're setting?
* Distracting air freshener hanging from the mirror. Bad enough for an experienced driver, interferes with vision skills for a new driver.
* Driver's hands at 10 and 2. Major injury risk if the airbag deploys.
* Instructor's notebook on the dashboard. Reduces vision (reflection) and a potential hazard as a loose object in a sudden move or collision.

That school should know better! These are lifelong skills being taught. We take our role very seriously.

We offer specialized lessons working with disabled drivers. Our driving rehab instructor Jim Gleason is educating stroke victims in the Comebacker's Club today

We teach more than new teenage drivers, including seniors and drivers with new physical challenges. And we also review the latest techniques with experienced drivers who will drive passenger vans with the most precious cargo of all: children.

EVERYONE needs to learn how to drive at some point!
(But it's easier to start out in one of our training cars)

Good driving habits today were good driving habits in the past. Despite not wearing shoulder belts and poor hand position, this vintage driver training video still has good advice. And the awful narration and horrible graphics are fun to watch.

http://jalopnik.com/old-school-defensive-driving-videos-are-some-of-the-bes-1753711412

Old-School Defensive Driving Videos Are Some Of The Best Things On The Internet Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos we find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.

Our newest Green Teen Driving Machine is this 2016 Toyota Corolla. It's very safe, with a 5 star crash protection rating and 10 air bags. And it's very green, achieving 38 mpg on the freeway and emitting very low CO2. Some of our North County Students will get to start their driving journey in our new car. Maybe that will include you?

Now that we're deep into El Niño weather, it's helpful to review some tips for driving safely in the rain. It's mostly common sense, but we've added what we teach our new drivers to our "Driver Tips" page:
http://www.americandrivingschool.com/drivertips.html

American Driving School American Driving School provides drivers education and training to teenage drivers, adult drivers and senior drivers. New drivers licenses or re-examination. Rehabilitation, handicapped drivers are welcomed.

It's Christmas Break, so high schoolers have some time off. Except for these Drivers Ed students learning how to have a safe future behind the wheel.

Not everybody takes their DMV Driving Test in mom's minivan!

We teach more than brand-new teenage drivers. These drivers spend their days in passenger vans shuttling children. Our fleet training program brings the latest safe techniques to experienced drivers too.

When you're driving, pay attention and look every witch way!

As members of the Driving School Association of California, our Instructors are keeping their skills current by attending today's continuing education seminar.

Part of our daily commitment to teaching safe and confident driving skills is our active membership in the Driving School Association of California. This association develops best practices among its members with continuing education seminars that we attend. Their home page highlighted the three modern Dodge Darts added to our fleet, helped by a DSAC partnership with Chrysler Automobiles.
http://www.dsac.com/

Driving School Association of California - Founded in 1953 American Driving School added their third Dodge Dart to their fleet By Robert Stahl August 4, 2015 News American Driving School added their third Dodge Dart to their fleet. Instructors and clients all are very happy with the new cars. They get good gas mileage, with not sacrificing reasonable perfor…

Distracted driving is already a major problem for driving safety, with mobile phone calls, texting and emailing behind the wheel. It's about to get worse. Auto manufacturers will soon offer in-car connectivity so drivers can shop, make reservations and actual purchases behind the wheel. This article reviews upcoming services, with the bonus of advertising and possible hacking added for your driving pleasure. Eyes on the road, people!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-27/cars-said-ripe-for-identity-theft-as-shopping-comes-to-dashboard

Cars Become Target for Identity Theft as Shopping Hits Dashboard Hackers can already take control of a car. And as vehicles become rolling shopping malls, cybercriminals will have an opportunity to sn**ch your identity, too.

Just-released statistics show a bad trend for US drivers. In the first half of 2015, traffic fatalities are up 14% and serious injuries have increased by 30%. After several years of decreases, we may be headed toward the worst year since 2007. Lower gas prices have increased driving, but the fatality rate has increased more than miles driven. An early explanation may be a major increase in distracted driving.
Put down your phone; that call or text can wait.
http://www.newsweek.com/us-traffic-deaths-injuries-and-related-costs-2015-363602