Recently we have had many calls from customers concerned that the minimum time required for minors in Texas to hold a learner’s permit had increased from six months to one year.
This is not the case, the minimum time a minor is required to hold a learner’s permit in Texas is still six months.  There are [...]

The recommendation for the 10 & 2 hand position went out when air bags came in.  The reason is that the air bag, when it deploys, comes out at speeds of 150 to 200 miles per hour.  If your hands are in the upper part of the wheel (the traditional 10 & 2 position), your [...]

When a new driver gets into a situation where she begins to tense up (this can happen when you experience an increase in traffic, or when you are getting onto a crowded freeway or merging into a crowded access or feeder road), she often will hold the steering wheel tighter.  The tighter grip actually may [...]

Asking questions helps you maintain control.  For instance, when you are waiting for a safe gap to turn left, you ask the student “After what vehicle do you think it will be safe to go?”  If the answer you get does not leave you a large enough gap, you can correct your student by saying [...]

This should be review for you all, but it’s worth repeating.  Why?  Because one-third of all collisions occur at intersections.
Remember, from a stop you clear the intersection with the Commentary “Clear left, clear right, clear left”.  While you are moving the Commentary for clearing an intersection is “Clear left, clear right”.
What about the center?  Yes, [...]