Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Being careful on the road by using turn signals, not speeding, and driving more cautiously in the dark or in bad weather, comes logically to most drivers. What takes a little more thought is realizing that we have to adapt our driving habits around bigger vehicles like 18-wheelers.
I found that out on my recent trip to Laredo. 18-wheelers are really different than your average compact car. They have bigger blind spots, take longer to slow down and speed up, and they have almost 5 times the number of tires than a car.
Friday, February 19th, 2010
On my way home from school, traffic was horrible. Cars to my right and left and then it happened. A loud burst and my car made a sudden jolt to the right. A flat tire! All the advice my dad had told me and all his instructions of how to change a tire abandoned me. I pulled off to the side of the road and called my dad and he told me to stay in the car and put my hazards on and then about ten minutes later he arrived and the lecturing commenced. Twenty five minutes later of him saying “I told you” and “you should already know.” What a great way to end the week!
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Some friends and I were munching out on some burgers the other night when Erica decided to tell us about her recent speeding ticket. She would not shut up about this cop, complaining that because of him, she would now have to take defensive driving, be grounded, and that it would cost her a butt load of money.
