A Genuine Hero!

After all the negative publicity recently about teens driving irresponsibly and permanently affecting their lives and the lives of their loved ones, here comes a story to remind us the flip side. The quick thinking of this guy saved the life of his girlfriend who had a stroke behind the wheel, and saved the lives of other motorists as well.

Good going!


A Stroke of Luck

The next time you have a driving lesson, please ask your instructor on what to do if the person behind the wheel has a medical emergency. Such questions do not get asked enough, yet are one of the most important things to teach driving students. Medical emergencies behind the wheel do happen, and most people have only the vaguest idea of what to do. Obviously a calm attitude and quick, decisive thinking are paramount. But are there other, less known techniques that would help in this frightening situation? Might be worth  asking your driving instructor!

For information about how to obtain a teen driving permit, please go to http://www.thedriverguy.com/teens.html

Happy Driving!

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For more info into our school, please visit us at http://www.thedriverguy.com/index.html

Why...

Ah, the eternal question for which there seems to be no easy answer. In this particular case, the "why" comes from the recent reports in the North County Times regarding the recent deaths of eight North County teens at the hands of alcohol, speed and inexperience. An often deadly combination that has been happening since the dawn of the mass production of the combustion engine. And despite numerous attempts to solve the problem through legislation, education, and plain old common sense, the trend continues with the predictably horrifying results.

Below are the articles that appeared in the North County Times detailing the tragedies.

Teen Road Deaths Confound Community

The Driver Guy  would like to hear from our teens on what their thoughts are on these tragedies. Do you ever feel pressured from your friends to give them a lift, even though you know it's against the law? Do you give in, or do you find a way to firmly yet gently decline? And if you do, what do your friends say?

Contact us at http://www.thedriverguy.com/online_driversed.html for some great tips on how to stay safe behind the wheel. And to learn why these laws are actually working in your favor, not against you. Believe it or not, if you follow the rules, you will end up a much better driver than your friends who pressure you into breaking them for their own selfish reasons.

Be sure to read our other blogs for more fun and information as well!

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The Highway

And, of course, please visit our website at http://www.thedriverguy.com/index.html for more great information on driving and our school.

Teens, if you're interested in online driver's education, please visit our program page at http://www.thedriverguy.com/online_driversed.html, but first visit our Teen page for important info about what you have to do before you can take the Driver's Ed course and Behind The Wheel Training at http://www.thedriverguy.com/teens.html

Hope to see and hear from you soon!

Welcome to The Alliance Defensive Driving School Blogs!

A place where our students and their friends and families can read the latest information  and get tips on a wide variety of subjects related to driving.

Blogging and other forms of social media will be a large part of our attempt at creating a vibrant dialog between us and our students and their friends and family.

The world of driving and transportation is at a crossroads today, as environmental concerns, as well as an aging population, shape the future of both private and public transportation. 

In our attempts to be more than "just" a driving school, we hope that the information, stories and tips contained in our collection of blogs will inspire, inform, and provide the occasional laughter. Yes, we think a good sense of humor is vitally important when learning how to drive!


Please go to our website at: http://www.thedriverguy.com/index.html for more information on our school.

Here is a quick run down of our blogs:

--Alliance Defensive Driving School: the central blog with general items pertaining to driving, and will contain sections dedicated to various topics, from the interesting and humorous, to the serious and interesting. We will answer our readers questions regarding all aspects of driving, and their concerns or problems that they might be having and are searching for answers to their questions.   

--The Driver Guy Gerald's personal blog where he will occasionally post as time permits. We highly urge people to read it as he is the true expert in driving laws, tips, and issues. And he's got a great sense of humor, as anyone who's been with him knows!

--The Highway Our Guest Blog for those who want to impart their knowledge about a particular concern or give helpful tips about a variety of topics. Please contact us if you would like to participate.

You can directly access our main blog through our website and we will post links to the other blogs when there is new information as well as having direct links in the links directory.

Feel free to post your comments in the comments section on all three blogs. We welcome feedback! In fact, we greatly encourage it. We want a vibrant dialog with our readers where thoughts, ideas, inspirations are shared regularly and that will help shape current and future drivers with valuable knowledge based on individual experiences and opinions.


And of course, for more information on Alliance Defensive Driving School, please go to our website at: http://www.thedriverguy.com/index.html

TEEN SPIRIT

We want to give a warm welcome to the students of San Marcos High School and a special thanks to the San Marcos PTO for including us in their website!

Also, as stated in the PTO website, Alliance Defensive Driving School will be donating 5% of the driver's ed. fee from every student that signs up to the SMPTO.


For more information on Teen requirements on obtaining a Teen driving permit, please go to our Teen page at : http://www.thedriverguy.com/teens.html


For more information on our online DMV approved Teen Drivers Education program, please go to: http://www.thedriverguy.com/online_driversed.html

LINKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT


The Lev Foundation: A website dedicated to the memory of Daniel Levian, 25, killed in a drunk driving accident in the car that was being driven by his friend, after a party in which an over abundance of alcohol had been consumed.
Instead merely mourning Daniel, his friends and family, realizing that the efforts to curb driving under the influence was obviously not reaching young people, decided to start a foundation that took a proactive approach to the issue of drunk driving. Focusing on a multifaceted angle, combining traditional and unorthodox methods of getting the message out, the organization concentrates on three areas:  Education and Outreach, Community and Events, Transportation Solutions.


The Foundations' ThinkSmart Transportation Program provides taxi vouchers through their website for any event that registers on their site, thus providing transportation without the fear of not having money to pay for a taxi or fearing having no forms of transportation other than driving after a party.

THE SEAT BELT (All About Safety)

During wet days, please drive extra carefully. A car should be traveling at 5 to 10 mph slower than the posted speed limit in wet weather and a space cushion of twice the length of the car in front should be observed.

California Vehicle Code Section 22352 explains it in detail here


We know! This makes for very boring, dry reading, as most legal writing is...but the information is designed to save lives! Please, use the utmost caution while you're out there...we want our friends and everybody else to stay safe and sound!

In fact, if you don't feel that you can safely drive in difficult conditions, and you find that you don't absolutely have to: heed our advice: DON'T! It's better to be safe than sorry. There's no shame in telling people that you'd rather not drive until the conditions subside significantly. For more information on our school and what we have to offer, please visit our website at: http://www.thedriverguy.com/index.html

And finally please tell us what you would like to see in the blogs! What driving related topics are of interest to you. After all, this is meant to be a place of sharing as well as learning. We learn from each other and by doing so perhaps we will accomplish our goal: creating the safest driving environment possible for everybody-- drivers, bicyclists, as well as pedestrians. After all, everybody has the right to share the road.


Hope to hear from you soon! 


Team Alliance