Teens in the Driver Seat » Back Talk http://t-driver.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:04:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 18 wheeler http://t-driver.com/2010/07/29/18-wheeler/ http://t-driver.com/2010/07/29/18-wheeler/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:33:28 +0000 Sam Holland http://t-driver.com/?p=2852 18wheelerBeing 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. On my trip an 18-wheeler had a huge blow out and had I not kept the distance I had, the shredded tire would have smacked my windshield and possibly cracked or broken it. The driver of the 18-wheeler would have had no clue because of his blind spot. I am lucky, but don’t press your luck just keep your distance and be ready to drive defensively.

]]> http://t-driver.com/2010/07/29/18-wheeler/feed/ 1 Flat tire. Ugh! http://t-driver.com/2010/02/19/flat-tire-ugh/ http://t-driver.com/2010/02/19/flat-tire-ugh/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:22:53 +0000 Sam Holland http://t-driver.com/?p=1865 Flat TireOn 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!

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]]> http://t-driver.com/2010/02/19/flat-tire-ugh/feed/ 0 Don’t blame the man for doing his job http://t-driver.com/2010/02/04/dont-blame-the-man-for-doing-his-job/ http://t-driver.com/2010/02/04/dont-blame-the-man-for-doing-his-job/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:31:18 +0000 Sam Holland http://t-driver.com/?p=1745 Photo by davidsonscott15Some 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.

Now, sure it sucks getting a ticket and having to go through all that stuff. But should she really be blaming the cop for something stupid that she did? The officer was only doing his job. Oh well, that’s what that motor mouth gets for speeding!

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