Why Comedy Traffic School is the Best Option for You

Nobody likes traffic school. Okay, there are a few people that like it, but they are the exception. Usually, traffic school is simply a means to an end and you push yourself through it just to reap the rewards (better insurance rates, clean record, etc.). But what if there was a way that you would actually enjoy your time completing the mundane task of relearning the rules of the road?

 That is the concept behind comedy traffic school. It takes the boring laws and safety tips associated with driving and relays them to you in an entertaining way. With comedy defensive driving courses, you can expect to see funny pictures, hilarious skits, and even comics that get the message through to you without you even realizing you are learning. Here are the many ways comedy traffic school can benefit you:

It will make you eager to take the course.

When you start looking at traffic schools, most of them look very boring. So boring, in fact, that you may even consider taking the hit on your insurance rates just so you don’t have to actually complete the course. Yeah, it’s pretty bad. However, with comedy defensive driving courses, you won’t have any qualms about signing up. You like to laugh, and you definitely like the thought of saving on your insurance, so why not?

It will help you actually complete the course.

Okay, even if the boring traffic schools convince you to sign up, once you get started, you will be so bored that you will not want to finish. It will be torture to sit through one more session and you just don’t feel like it. On the contrary, comedy traffic school will be so entertaining that you will look forward to completing the course. In fact, you will love it so much that you may even finish it in record time.

It will help you retain the information.

What good is completing traffic school if you can’t pass the final exam? When comedy is used throughout the course, you will be having such a good time that you will be absorbing the information you learned like a sponge without even realizing it. Seriously. It is proven that when you are laughing while learning, you retain the information surprisingly well. It makes sense, because it’s kind of hard to hold onto any information if you aren’t paying attention.
In a perfect world, you wouldn’t have to go to traffic school at all, but if you do, the best option is a comedy traffic school. You will laugh, you will cry (okay, probably not), and you will get that golden ticket (i.e. completion certificate) that will ease the effects of your other ticket.

Uncanny Ways Cars Are Like Humans...or Vice-Versa

Have you ever noticed how much the front of an automobile has the elements of a human face? The headlights, the front grill, and hood all add to the facial similarities. On some vehicles the side mirrors can even look like ears. The next time you are on the road, take a look. Some cars look friendly, some look angry and some appear to be aggressive. Some actually look smart, while others look a little dim. I don’t know if it is done by design or not but it can sometimes be uncanny, and maybe even a bit unnerving. Some car owners go so far as to name their vehicles. If that seems crazy, I can’t tell you the number of times I whispered “Come on baby” as I turned the ignition key on a cold morning. Thank goodness there were no cameras around.It got me to thinking about other similarities between vehicles and humans. There are more than you may think! Take a look:

• There are times when we both need to back-up to be able to move forward.
• We both need to have our batteries recharged once in a while.
• Some of us need a good scrubbing.
• We both have belts that sometimes need tightening.
• Some can be fast while others can be, well, a little slow.
• We both have the ability to just cruise along if we choose.
• We both experience the occasional bumps in the road.
• We both can have squeaky wheels that get attention.
• Some certainly stay in better shape than others
• There are days when it can be tough to get started.
• Some of us have really nice bodies while others are a little rusty.
• We can both get on a roll but sometimes it’s smarter to put on the brakes.
• While both of us have back seats, some have ones that are more ample than others.
• Neither of us can operate very well on an empty tank, and sometimes we both get gas.
• The older we get the less likely we are able to run well.
• We both can get jacked up.
• Some of both of them smoke, but when they do, they are likely to have problems.
• Some are loud just to gain attention.
• We can both have short fuses.

The next time you walk through a parking lot, think about the things we have in common with our mechanical friends. We each have our own quirks, personalities and style. The question is, how much does your car reflect you? Anytime someone doesn’t practice defensive driving or speeds too fast, gets a ticket and has pay the price both in fines and sitting at the computer taking online traffic school, it has nothing in common with the vehicle in which the person was driving.  All driving errors are behavioral and can and should be controlled by the driver.

Top Ten Ways Cars are Better Today than they were in the Old Days

If you have ever been to a classic car show, you likely have heard the phrase “they don’t make them like this anymore”. Some have this romantic view of cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. The fact is however, cars were not built better back then, and they certainly were not built safer. Here are ten ways that cars are better today.

1. Tires. Cars used to routinely have blow-outs and tires would regularly need air. To show you how much better tires have gotten over the years, vehicles used to have full-sized spares in the trunk. As tire technology improved, they were replaced with small “donut” type spares. Today, some vehicles have self-inflating tires and many don’t even include a spare. Now that’s progress!
2. Dashboards. Have you ever seen some of these old metal dashboards? They may have been great to cook eggs on in the summer but safety was not exactly a priority.
3. Fuel Mileage. The fact is most older cars were gas guzzlers. Getting over 20 miles a gallon was the exception, not the rule. Muscle cars of the 70’s were particularly brutal on fuel, getting perhaps 12 miles per gallon. Of course, when gas was 29.9 cents per gallon, mileage wasn’t as big of a concern as it is today.
4. Seats. Plastic vinyl seats used to be common and could be VERY uncomfortable in the heat of the sun. With few exceptions, seats had few contours and stiff bench style seats were common.
5. Windows. Even today’s un-tinted windows keep an interior cooler that the old clear glass ones. Talk about a green-house effect. Plus most of today’s cars have power windows.
6. Infotainment. If your classic car had a radio it was likely just an AM one. Today’s vehicles have USB ports, satellite radios, GPS, internet access and even video players.
7. Rust-Resistance. You see fewer and fewer cars that have rust issues today. In fact, old classified ads in the north would proudly claim a vehicle was a “Florida car”, meaning it was never exposed to road salt, ice and snow.
8. Safety. It is hard to imagine a happy family traveling at 60 miles per hour in some of these older vehicles. Metal dashboards, giant unforgiving steering wheels, and chrome bumpers? No thank you. I’ll take my safety harness, safer bumpers and airbags thank you.
9. Motor Durability. People used to brag about a vehicle that made it to 100,000 miles. With even minimal maintenance, todays vehicles can routinely reach that mark.
10. Size. Many of these older cars were GIANT. They were difficult to steer and taking a driving test in a full size car like that was a real challenge. Most of today’s cars are smaller, can be more easily maneuvered and more are being equipped with a “self-parking” option.

Classic cars may have had more personality and style than today’s cars but to suggest they were “better” is not reality. The next time you hear someone say “they don’t make them like that anymore” you may want to say “thank goodness!”

Written by Myimprov.com

A Brief History of Traffic Control Equipment and Traffic Safety Equipment

As we drive the streets and highways, we are faced with a multitude of traffic control equipment and traffic safety equipment that contribute to our safer travels. They have become part of the landscape for us, both inside and outside of our cars and we rarely give them much thought. These devices did not come about overnight, nor did they come about without challenges. They have been developed throughout the over 100 year history of the automobile, and many are incarnations of other devices. We thought it would be interesting to take a quick look at the history of some of these devices.
Traffic Lights: The first traffic control equipment was used in London in 1868. Manually controlled traffic lights were installed in Cleveland in 1914 using electric lights that lit up the words “Stop” and “Move”. This first four-way traffic light was hung in Detroit in 1920 and introduced the first yellow light. The first yellow light runner was probably not far behind.
Don’t Walk/Walk Signals: In the early 1930s pedestrians were being hit at intersections by the ever increasing number of vehicles. Early versions on this device stopped traffic in all directions, and pedestrians had a limited time to cross the roads, including crossing diagonally. The less chaotic system used today was first installed in New York in 1952. Today, modern LED crossing devices offer a “countdown” for pedestrians until the traffic light will change.
Railroad Crossing Signals: The first railroad signals were invented and nicknamed wigwags. These wigwags were used for almost 60 years until being replaced. Today, the familiar crossbuck “Railroad – Crossing” sings are still used at crossings, and are maintained by the railroads.
Seatbelts: Lap belts were first offered as a traffic safety equipment option in American cars in 1949 by Nash. Saab was the first manufacturer to offer them as standard gear in 1958. It became standard in all vehicles. Today’s three-point lap and shoulder belts were actually patented in the 1950s but weren’t standard equipment until much later. The first compulsory seatbelt law was enacted in 1970 in Australia. Ironically, the "Live Free or Die" State of New Hampshire remains the only U.S. State without a mandatory seat belt law. Today, we now have devices that monitor traffic with devices implanted in pavement, traffic cams are everywhere, and even solar power provides electricity for signage on our roadways. Like in most areas of our life, technology is rapidly affecting driving and driving safety.
Written by MyImprov