Extra fees. Hidden fees. They seem to sneak into the price of most products and services, including driving school costs.
Although you may think these prices are “made up” and only serve the purpose of increasing a company’s profit margin, usually the fees are legitimate and go to outside vendors and merchants.

Driving School and Behind-the-Wheel Classes

Gasoline

Driving school prices will fluctuate depending on the state and city of the school. One of the main reasons behind the behind-the-wheel course cost is gasoline prices. If you live in a city with expensive gas prices, then it may be worth it to consider taking a driving class in a different city, which has lower gas prices. Also, some cars have better gas mileage than others. It may be beneficial to find a behind-the-wheel course that will allow you to drive your own car during the class (especially if your own car gets great gas mileage). You may also want to avoid the worst cities for traffic in the US when choosing where to go to driving school.

Instructors

Driving school instructors also charge varying prices. Their hourly rate depends on experience, and again, also city and state.
Do not be tempted to choose a driving school based solely on their price! Make sure the driving instructor is qualified and the school’s curriculum is up to date.
Driving courses could end up costing you hundreds of dollars. If your state doesn’t require taking a driving school to receive a driver’s license and will allow you to practice driving with a family member at home, then it could save you a lot of money if you’ve got the time to train with parents, or with your children.

Online Driver’s Ed

DMV Reporting Fee

Some states will allow individuals to take the written portion of the driver’s ed training online. Prices are competitive for each state, but you may see extra fees added on to these courses as well. You may notice a DMV Certificate Processing Fee tacked on to the course price. This is how much the state’s DMV charges the online school to report their completion to the DMV and to have them add it to the student’s driving record. This amount of money goes straight to the DMV. The online driving school does not get to pocket any of it.

Mailing Fee

You may also see mailing fees added to your online driver’s ed receipt. This, of course, goes to the post office for stamp costs if you choose to have your certificate mailed to you. Some schools offer free downloads, where you can print the certificate from a home computer. Check to see if your school offers this benefit.

Online Defensive Driving Courses

State Fees

Online defensive driving courses are driving courses that can either help remove points off of one’s driving record, stop points from being added to one’s driving record, or give you a reduction on your auto insurance. Because they are dealing with driving records, they are dealing with the state’s DMV or a state’s driver’s license office, and online schools may charge state reporting fees. These fees differ depending on the state. As of 2020, the NY DMV charges $8.00 per certificate, and the Michigan Department of State charges $17.50 for their reporting fee.

Postal Fee

Physically mailing a completion certificate may be mandatory in some states. For those states where it is mandatory, you will see a regular mail fee from $1.00 and up. If you are in a hurry to turn in the certificate to your court, expedited shipping along with extra shipping costs may appear on your bill.

Extra Options, Extra Fees

Online defensive driving schools also may offer various bonus options to make their courses more fun or easier to complete. They may offer an audio read-along or a video option for an additional cost. Extra sample test questions and expedited shipping have also been popular add-on items students will pay extra money to receive.

Online Traffic School Courses

Online traffic schools are driving courses for those who wish to stop the points from a traffic ticket going on their driving record. You may see additional fees for DMV reporting, mailing, audio, video, and expedited shipping on the receipt depending on the online school. Please note that some COURTS will actually charge additional fees for giving you the opportunity to take traffic school. You will pay that fee to the court when you pay your ticket; you will not pay that fee to the traffic school – with one exception:

Arizona Traffic School Exception

Arizona is the only state where you WILL pay the traffic school the court fees if you are eligible to take traffic school. In other states, you will pay the traffic ticket fine and any additional court fees to the court and the traffic school fees to the traffic school. For Arizona, you will pay ALL fees to the traffic school.

The traffic school does not KEEP the court fees, however. They are responsible for paying those fees to the court for you, from your payment.

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Taking an online traffic school can be an easy way to keep points from getting on your license and can help your insurance rates stay low too. But don’t forget that you have to choose a school the DMV accepts, or they won’t give you credit for it. So, if you’re asking yourself how long does a defensive driving course take, make sure you consider more than just the time involved. Here’s how long each state requires you to complete traffic school according to their state law.

California 

In California, traffic school is 8 hours. However, if you take it online there are no timers, so actual course time will depend on the individual. It could take one to two hours or the entire eight. There is a mandatory 25 question multiple choice quiz at the end in which you need to get 70% correct to pass. Make sure you study!

New York

Traffic school in New York is best known as a defensive driving course. It can stop points from being added to your driving record due to a recent traffic ticket and it can also get NY residents a 3-year auto insurance discount. It will take six hours to complete online. You can finish the course at your own pace.

Texas  

When you receive a traffic ticket in Texas you can take a Driving Safety Course which is very similar to traffic school. The course is 6-hours, but the online version includes 60 minutes in mandatory breaks, so you only have to spend a total of 5 hours taking it.

Florida  

Most FL traffic violators can attend a 4-hour online traffic school or basic driver improvement (BDI) course instead of receiving points on their driving record. However, due to allowance for breaks, students will only have to spend 3 hours and 15 minutes in the BDI online version.  Offenders who have taken the 4-hour course in the last 12 months or are habitual traffic offenders may be designated by the court to take an 8-hour course. There are no timers for this online program, which means students will be able to finish more quickly.

Arizona   

It could take up to 48 hours for an online traffic school to verify your eligibility to take the online course, but once you are deemed eligible, you are required to spend a minimum of 4 hours in the traffic school/defensive driving program.

Kentucky 

Once you receive an eligibility letter from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet you can sign up for an online KY traffic school or 4-hour Aware Driver Course. You must spend a minimum of four hours in the course to obtain your proof of completion certificate and point reduction from the state.

Indiana  

Online Indiana defensive driving school is also four hours long. You can do the entire course in one sitting or log off and back on as often as you like until the four hours have been accumulated.

Nevada  

In Nevada, you are required to spend at least five hours in traffic school online. There is also an 8-hour online DUI course available to those who were ordered by a NV court to take a “Driving Under the Influence” course. The online requirement for this course is six hours.

Virginia

Virginia traffic school is one of the longest online driver improvement courses in the country. It is an 8-hour course, but actual online course time allows for an 80-minute break, which means there is a 6-hour and 40-minutes study time requirement.

Georgia  

Like many states, Georgia has a self-paced online traffic school. You can take it at a time that works for you, complete it all at once, or do it in stages. You will however, must spend a minimum of 6 hours in the course.

New Jersey  

New Jersey requires you to spend at least six hours in traffic school. You can actually remove two points from your NJ driving record by taking the MyImprov NJ MVC approved defensive driving course.

Tennessee 

Four hours is the time you’ll spend taking an online traffic school in Tennessee. You can complete it at a time that’s convenient for you, but you’ll need to spend that length of time to have the course count.

Idaho  

Idaho requires a six-hour defensive driving program or traffic school for their point reduction program. Many sites offer a 10-chapter course that is 36 minutes each. Students can log off and back on as often as they wish. Fortunately, with online traffic school, you can take the course when it’s convenient for you.

What Else Should You Know About Online Traffic School?

There’s usually a final exam to take, and you’ll also have to make sure the course completion certificate finds its way to your insurance company if your state and insurance company gives auto insurance discounts for those who complete the online course.

So, how long does traffic school take? From around one or two to more than eight hours, depending on the state you’re in. Knowing the laws and regulations for DMV approved traffic school in your state is important, make sure you are getting the right program for your needs.

How to Be Extra Careful

Slippery, snowy, and other conditions unique to the winter months greatly increase the chances of finding yourself in a fender bender or worse. A defensive driving course will decrease your insurance premium in New York even if you’re never in an accident and will pay dividends if you are unlucky enough to trade paint with another car.

As for the Big Apple, there’s one tip that applies to both long-time New Yorkers and tourists alike regarding driving in the city: don’t do it. Seemingly every block in the city presents a virtual defensive driving course’s worth of challenges: speeding bikes, annoying scooters, skateboarders for some reason, pedestrians in crosswalks, pedestrians everywhere else, and endless streams of cars and trucks of every type from semis to the ubiquitous yellow cabs that are still holding the line in the age of Uber; all of them are everywhere at the same time. So, if possible, leave your car outside the city and take a train or ferry into the thick of it; you can take a subway, cab, or Uber anywhere you might want to go.

For Those Who Can’t Give Up Driving

If you insist on driving in the city, there are several tips to remember, some of which are unique to NYC.

1. Right Turns. First, unlike almost everywhere else in the United States, you can’t turn right on red in the city unless there’s an arrow or sign indicating otherwise. It’s also very common for left turns to be prohibited at many intersections for much of the day as indicated by clear signage. If you’re not familiar with the city, don’t let the fact that the city’s a giant, easy to follow grid fool you; know your route before you start driving because you won’t have time to check you phone on the way.

2. Parking. As you can imagine, parking can be a problem. If you find a coveted street spot within a half mile of your destination, jump on it unless you see an entire block with no cars parked on it. That doesn’t just happen; if there are no cars parked on a whole block, there is a reason like street cleaning that will get your car towed quickly.

3. Crosswalks. Your car needs to be completely outside all crosswalks and at least 15 feet from every fire hydrant. Parking tickets are a major source of revenue for the city and parking enforcement is out in force 24/7; expect to pick up a ticket at 2AM the same as you would for parking illegally in the middle of the day. If your car gets towed, it’s entirely possible it will end up in a different borough at a garage that is open for pickups 4 hours a day and charges $100 a day for ‘storage.’

4. GARAGE. Given all of that, it’s probably wise to head straight for a paid lot or garage. Don’t be fooled by lots with suspiciously low rates. It’s not uncommon for a parking lot or garage to have a sign that says “$5 all day” in large letters with “…for every half hour” in tiny letters underneath.

The autumn crisp has been wandering through New York for the past few weeks. That means everyone’s favorite transitional season is here: Football Season. As colleges gear up their collegiate pride, the pros are gearing up to represent their state’s pride. One of the most popular sports in the country is about to be underway.

As New Yorkers, however, there’s some bad news.

With game day comes fighting game day traffic. It’s the worst part about this time of year. Not even the glorious education from an online defensive driving course can salvage this seasonal road congestion.

People across the country flock to already clustered cities and campuses to support their favorite hog-tosser (that’s a quarterback, right?) and to ensure the humiliating defeat of their rival team. Competition runs deep in football. That’s why, to make it even more competitive, we’re weighing which football traffic is worse: College or Pro League?

NY College Football Traffic Problems

College Parking:

For all these smart people, you’d think they’d create a smart way to park. College parking is notoriously awful – especially in the big city. The only way you’ll be able to find the right parking space, without paying for the equivalent of a college tuition, is by driving to an obscure neighborhood on the opposite side of campus. This kind of handicap will only lead to more cars on the road, creating the infamous college day campus clog.

College Kids:

College kids can dampen any college gameday festivities. They’re notorious for their reckless behavior and rambunctious attitude. Especially during a tailgate. Driving around a town during a college gameday could mean distracted drivers, street wanderers, and intoxicated nuisances. Students should spend less time drinking and more time staying off the roads!

Cramped Campus Roads:

One other fantastic quality about college campuses are the winding, tiny roads. They’re beautiful and unique to developing an aesthetic educational institution. But when you’re cramming thousands of hungry, enthusiastic college football fans down a narrow one-way, you can expect some major traffic. Efficient infrastructure is a rare sight to be held on the collegiate property.

NY Pro Football Traffic Problems

Expensive Parking – if any at all:

During game day, the lucky few will find parking. Sharing the same problems of their college sibling, the pros have the exact same issues – but on a professional level. If you thought spending money for parking at a college university was expensive, just wait until you realize the price per hour at any parking garage within a mile’s radius of the pro stadium.

Out-of-State Drivers:

When most of the country loves sports, driving on the roads will feel like much of the country is in your state. Because of the popularity of pro league football, you might notice more people flocking to New York this time of year. It’s going to be a traffic issue too.

You’ll catch yourself yelling, “Go back to Pennsylvania!” multiple times this season. When out-of-staters visit the wonderful Empire state, they must adjust to new territory. That means, wrong turns, slow driving, rubbernecking, and everything else that comes out of a drive when in unknown lands.

Too Many People:

New York is already crowded. Pro League football has insurmountable number of fans wanting to visit every game. During the big game day, you’ll be fighting the crowds, rushing in the traffic, and the being subjected to the hectic confusion excited fans. Maybe it might be better to just stream the game from your living room with a couple of buddies.

The Winner Is: Pro football traffic definitely outweighs college football traffic. Choose your outings wisely ?

Aggressive Driving

Aggressive driving is almost any practice that makes you want to throw something at the offending driver. Unfortunately, to do that would also be considered aggressive driving. Things like following too closely, speeding, road rage, and overuse of your horn are all habits of aggressive drivers. What makes these practices extra annoying is that they help no one, not even the person who seems to think they’ll help get him to his destination faster. Following too closely is dangerous for the occupants of both vehicles. It’s the vehicular equivalent of a high school bully. Speeding doesn’t save nearly as much time as people seem to think. Road rage is an exercise in futility, as is needless honking. All in all, if there’s a driving practice you’d prefer people not to do near you, maybe try not to do it yourself.

Defensive Driving Mindset

Defensive driving is mostly in the way you think while you’re driving. It means defending yourself against other drivers. It means assuming that every other driver on the road will always, always do the stupid or dangerous thing, and being prepared to react in order to protect yourself. This is a delicate balance, as you have to do all of that without becoming the bad guy yourself. After all, the best defensive driving mindset is to assume you are the only good driver on the road, but not be so cocky about it that you become just like the problem drivers.

As an example, imagine you’re taking a drive somewhere. It’s a nice day, the trees are swaying in the breeze, and there’s another car in the next lane, just a couple feet ahead of you. If you’re a defensive driver, you’re very aware of that other car. You might notice that other car is going just a couple miles an hour faster than you are, but they’re approaching a slow-moving truck. If you’re a defensive driver, you must assume that other car might try to quickly move into your lane, maybe without signaling, to get around the truck. You’d be prepared to react to protect yourself in that situation, either by slowing down or maybe even honking to remind the other driver that he’s not the only person on the road. Hint: the correct reaction is not to speed up to pass the other driver.

So, What Is It Really?

People are always in a rush, especially in big cities, and that leads to a lot of aggressive, or even offensive, driving. Defensive Driving is the antithesis of that. It means driving safely, in a way that protects yourself and everyone around you. It means sharing the road not only with other cars and trucks, but with pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. It takes a keen awareness of your surroundings so that you can be prepared for any asinine move other drivers might try to pull. It’s the Golden Rule, “Treat others as you would want to be treated,” of driving. On top of all of that, the easy answer is that defensive driving is a description of a course that can be taken to appease courts and insurance companies.

Sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what road rage is. We all express rage in different ways. Therefore, how we express our rage on the road is going to be unique to ourselves. That’s why we’ve created an extensive list of the top road rage definitions to describe the forms of anger you’d see and to be cautious of.

Aggressive Driving

Aggressive driving is the most common form of road rage. When someone peeves you while on the beat path, it’s easy to drive less defensively. Some signs of an aggressive driver are less patient road maneuvers, driving a little too close to others, and passive aggressive honking. Passive aggressive honking is sometimes worse than angry honking. Try not to drive too closely to these guys.

Habitual Road Rage

Some people are just angry all the time. When you continuously do something, it becomes a habit. For some people, they might not realize how often they’re raging on the roads, because it’s become their habit. Habitual road rage is when a driver has developed a routine of being rageful while driving. It’s expected they’ll tailgate, because they blame others for their misery. Don’t’ upset a tailgater by frequent stops. It’s best just to change lanes.

Situational Road Rage

Have you ever encountered the sweetest person, but, when the car in front of them isn’t paying attention to the street light, they turn into a monstrosity? That’s the situational road rager. They don’t make it a habit of being angry, because they shove all those rageful feelings down – until someone cuts them off in traffic. During these instances they see nothing but red and snap. These drivers are not as easy to steer clear of, but do your best not to tick others off by following the rules of the road.

Tailgating

We’re all familiar with that jerk driving the pickup truck in your rearview mirror. They get too close to the back of your car, because that’s their way of telling you to “speed up.” Nobody enjoys tailgaters. What’s worse is tailgating is seen has a commonality of driver’s everywhere. What people don’t understand is tailgating is a form of road rage. As mentioned before, change lanes and let them pass.

Gesturing

Ever had your window down only to catch the driver next to you flipping you a bird? Gesturing can come and go in your life in a moment’s notice. Often, it’s prompted by doing something reckless. Other times, it could be a person just blowing off some steam. Try not to let these gestures upset you and encourage your inner road rager. Don’t take it personally, and move on.

Brake Checking

Brake checkers are the tailgaters worst enemy. They suddenly stop in the middle of the road, when they notice someone is driving too close to them. The goal is to have the other vehicle rear end them, starting an altercation at the rear-enders fault. The brake checker might feel justified in their actions, but, in reality, they’re just as bad as any other road rager. Don’t let them infuriate you! Change lanes. Hopefully your exit will appear shortly.

Leering and Staring

The leerer or starrer is the creepy ghoul of the road raging family. They’ll talk behind you, when you least expect it. Their only motif is to communicate some sense of anger to you, from behind the wheel of their car. If you’re stopped at a light and notice someone watching you, you could be encountering a leering driver who is ragefully whispering curses under their breath at you. Do not be hypnotized by those hushed tones. Keep your eyes on the road and your head in the game.

There’s some positive stories that happen in NY Transportation. We’re not talking about how your bus driver most likely took an online defensive driving course. We’re talking about wholesome, feel good stories.

To make your commute on the bus, train, or subway a little bit better, we’ve compiled a list of the top positive NY transportation stories that will brighten your day. Though – we can’t do anything about that manspreader.

A Mother and Daughter Bonding Moment

New York City is famous (and infamous) for their subway system. It brings together strangers, lovers, and families. One story from the New York Times shares the bonding story between a college student and her mother.

Kio Herrera was a college student in her second semester studying at a local university. She would ride the A and C trains to and from her classes. Her mom accompanied her on these journeys. After leaving the rush of the bustling A train – they found solace in the quiet moments on the C. The quietness was filled with the mother providing life advice to Kio and telling her about stories to help her grow as a person living in the city.

It wasn’t until after Kio graduated that she looked back on these moments with joy and gratitude. Sure – her mother provided her with valuable parenting advice. But, that was the moment she really got to know her parent for the first time.

A Charming Thief

Not all criminals are horrible people. One night on her trip back from work, a woman found herself in frustration waiting on a slow train. A man walked up to her. “Frustrating, right?” The stranger asked. After nodding, the man began engaging in conversation with her.

He pulled out foreign cash and an expensive wallet and asked, “Do you think this is real?” The woman asked where he found these items and he replied, “I found them.” A sure sign of stealing them out of a person’s back pocket.

The stranger began to tell the woman she reminded him of a close family member and engaged in a long conversation. This guy wasn’t all that bad – despite being a thief. After he left, the woman realized that she was distracted from the frustrations of the train. For a second, she had forgotten about all her problems.

A Crazed Stranger with an Angelic Voice

You never know the kind of strangers you will discover while riding a train. They could spat off disillusioned political opinions, stare at you for too long, or just ruin your day with an aggressive attitude. Christian Lopez was having a rough day, and any one of these would be the icing on the cake.

When a man, who had that crazed sparkle in his eye, stepped onto the train – Christian knew something was about to happen. The man beckoned to the bus something along the lines of “I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!”

“Here we go,” Christian thought.

The man began singing. His voice wasn’t scratchy and obnoxious, as one would expect. It was pleasant and angelic. For the first time that day, Christian became calm and filled with joy as the man sang a beautiful song. Everyone on the train wouldn’t look at the man, but they listened intently. Instead of causing mayhem and mischief, a stranger dodged expectation to make everyone a little happier.

Top secret organizations exist throughout the world and are ingrained into the roots of human history. These organizations are shrouded in superstition and mystery, such as the Freemason, The Skull and Bones, and – even – the Illuminati. These societies have been preserved only for the most elite and chosen.

There’s one other organization that has escaped the limelight of popular culture and folklore. However, it’s not as veiled in unknowns as other groups. This organization is the Independent Drivers Guild in New York. They may get together once a month to discuss their favorite defensive driving course online, but, more importantly, they were created out of the need for a unionized force of people who make their living from driving.

To enter the guild, you must be a For-Hire Vehicle worker, employed by a company, who lives in New York. To become a full member, you must pay the monthly dues of $18. The guild has fought and won a slew of victories that have changed the benefits and opportunities for drivers employed by ride sharing companies.

Protecting Hard Earned Pay

The guild is currently working together to achieve equal pay for their members, especially those who have experienced wage discrepancies by taxi and limousine companies. There’s been a trend of financial exploitations and poverty-like wages that drivers are experiencing while employed with these niche companies.

The guild is collecting emails and signatures to bring to the Taxi and Limousine Commission in order to acquire a hearing focusing on discrepancies in wages.

Parking for Bathroom Emergencies

Another major concern the guild is attacking on all fronts is restroom breaks for their drivers. Behind-the-wheel workers can experience grueling, sedentary work days where opportunities to use the restroom can be few and far between – especially in the big city where parking is hard to find. Moreover, taking time to park the car and search for the restroom could cost drivers upwards to hundreds of dollars over time.

The guild of independent drivers is campaigning to make restrooms more accessible to their members through the city. Their first target is Manhattan, where members have an exhausting, time-sensitive experience searching for the next available parking spot. In addition to making bathroom access easier around the city, they are also targeting the bathrooms in JFK airport. Everyone knows the JFK airport bathrooms are the best in the city.

Driver Healthcare Bill

According to a guild survey, 33.6% of its members do not have access to healthcare. The organization wants to change this. They argue that, “It’s appalling that in one of the wealthiest cities in America, the people responsible for the safe transportation of over 200,000 people per day don’t have access to affordable health insurance.” In other words, professional drivers are responsible for helping the people of New York get around every day – they need to be compensated for it.

Make Tipping Easier

The guild recently celebrated a victory in making it easier for drivers to receive tips. In the past, drivers found it challenging to make ends meet with the low wages and exploitation in services. To make matters worse, drivers weren’t receiving tips from their passengers because the apps and their interfaces were making it difficult to do so.

Since their campaign, large ride sharing companies buckled under the pressure and made tipping more accessible to their drivers. The guild is making big waves in the ride sharing industry, especially by protecting their members!

For as long as anyone could remember, Saudi Arabia banned women from driving cars. This infringement on civil liberties is a commonality in the Middle Eastern state. However, last week, a historic victory has been won for woman living in the predominantly Muslim country. For the first time in nation’s history, woman legally drove cars.

The Motivation Behind Lifting the Ban

Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban that has been, nearly, as old as the country itself. A country which has been notorious for its restrictions on human rights instilled a law prohibiting women from operating vehicles on roads and highways. This means the only people allowed to drive were men.

The decision came when Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made an effort to loosen his grasp over the socio and economic limitations of the country, to expand its developmental growth. However, there exists some speculation that the decision to lift the ban was made from an economic incentive as opposed to a civil rights necessity.

The country could experience a monumental spike in economic output in the years to come from giving more rights to its people. According to Bloomberg Economics, the move “could add as much as $90 billion to economic output by 2030, with the benefits extending beyond that date.” The money would be generated from revenue collected from issuing more licenses to people as well as future endeavors that could position women to become larger consumers.

The country is predominantly reliant on its main source of economic power: oil. Part of Salman’s plan is to develop the country’s revenue to become less reliant on its main exporting resource. The plan was set in place to loosen the reliance on oil as the driver of economic power. Now the country has set its sights on a new economic force, which is its own women. Overall, people are rejoicing the fact that the country is pushing itself to a more progressive state.

A Progressive Future

Economic standpoint alone, the ban was costing the country billions. From the social standpoint, the ban was costing women their rights. Saudi Arabia was the last country in the world that restricted women from driving on the roads. Now that country’s culture is shifting to a more progressive, albeit still behind compared to Western countries, it could spark a trend of emerging political reform. It will also mean the country will be producing a slew of defensive drivers now that there are more people on the roads. That’s good news for Saudi Arabia online defensive driving course providers.

Regardless of whether the intent was to bring in more revenue or provide Saudi Arabia’s women with a long overdue civil right, the decision has made most of the population ecstatic. Women took to the roads in cars as a form of celebration, while others were finally able to process their driver’s license applications. The ban prohibited more than 3 million people from learning how to drive.

When a person receives their license for the first time, a brand-new realm of exciting potential is open to them. They can travel wherever they want whenever they want. Similarly, the lifted ban prohibiting women from driving will present exciting potential for the country’s civil rights.

Deciding to text or take a selfie is the cornerstone of struggle among this millennial generation. When you’re driving a car, the decision becomes even higher risk because there’s more stakes involved. This impossible decision becomes even more impossible under that kind of pressure.

NY traffic is pretty bad, but even when you’re stuck in a gridlock, you should be focused on the road. You don’t need to pass the best defensive driving course online NY residents can find to know this bit of wisdom.

The best thing to do when you can’t decide if you should text or take a selfie is to focus on driving. In fact, texting or taking a selfie is dangerous regardless if you know which one you prefer to do on the road. But, for the death defying drivers, we’re discovering the best way to spend your distracting driving time. Here’s texting versus taking selfies in your NY car.

Texting While Driving

Texting while driving is a classic strategy to communicate your random driving thoughts, gauge the weekend availability of your friends, or asking “u up?” to your honey during that morning commute. Just about every driver is guilty of sending a short 4 kb message to your friends in your NY car. But, just because it’s tempting to sneak that text while you’re waiting for the light to turn green doesn’t make it alright. You could always – you know – wait until you’re parked and not driving to text.

But, what if you need to know if your roommate is home, because you’re just trying to find some alone time tonight, to binge watch your favorite show on Netflix, and you’re already on the road? That’s an excellent, naive question! You could send the classic “wen u home?” text to your roommate. But, you could also – you know – not do that, because texting while driving is reckless, dangerous, and risks bestowing catastrophic damage to your surrounding area.

If you can’t go a few minutes without sending a message, try something safer. Like hands free, voice to text messaging systems that comes with every cell phone in today’s markets. Another innovative invention is the idea of calling. It’s quicker, safer, and you can do it hands free with fantastic dashboard phone clips. Yeah – do that instead.

Taking Selfies While Driving

Wow! You look beautiful! Especially with the sun enlightening the color in your eyes. The sun glare bouncing off the other cars on the highway really makes you look like a radiate angel. You’re probably thinking this is peak beauty hours for you, and now is the perfect time to snap a selfie to show all your friends how flawless you are. Self-care and confidence is never a bad thing. But, do you know what IS a bad thing? Taking selfies while driving.

Taking a selfie from your NY car makes gives you the opportunity to show off your really cool vehicle interior and ravishing seat belt design. It also gives you the opportunity to rear end the car that’s stopped in front of you. The only thing more dangerous and reckless than texting is taking a selfie.

Even with a dashboard phone clip you run the risk of being so distracted, you end up in wreck. After demolishing your car, you might not be so inclined to take a picture. The very least, use hands free selfie snapping features that come with your phone. But the best way to avoid distracted selfie driving is by waiting until you parked.

Magic manifested itself last Saturday as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle held their royal wedding ceremony. It was hard to miss the extravaganza with the thousands of roaring fans outside of the castle and millions more cheering from their homes. The royal wedding was certainly a sight to be seen. However, some viewers weren’t tuning in for the people, some were tuning in for what the people drove. That’s right: the royal cars.

The royal wedding is a showcase of classy and extravagant influencers becoming joined under a sanctimonious royal ceremony. What people often forget is it’s also a showcase of the regal rides they arrive in. Get the tea and crumpets ready, because we’re breaking down the automobiles from last Saturday’s royal wedding. This list might inspire you drive something fancy to your future wedding.

When so much joy and passion is built into one device, it deserves its own holiday. Just when you thought there couldn’t be anymore excruciatingly, specific holidays, there’s one more that’s rearing its magical headlights. May 12th is devoted to every car’s favorite measuring tool: the odometer.

Give your car an oil change and rotate its tires to show your appreciation for your odometer. While you’re at it, snap a pic of it to show off all those miles you’ve racked up over the years. There’s endless ways to celebrate Odometer Day.

Since you’re clearing the dust off your dashboard to get a closer look at that mile measurer, pull up a chair and listen to a heartwarming tale behind Odometer Day. It’s a story that’s been passed down through generations, and it’s as old as time itself. Well, as old as 1698 at least.

Owning an automobile can be expensive. There’s the cost of the car itself, gas, registration, maintenance and repairs, and, of course, auto insurance premiums. Noting that, it’s only natural for vehicle owners to try to save money on their total vehicle ownership if possible, and one of the biggest consistent costs is auto insurance.

Though auto insurance rates vary based on state, driving experience and the owner’s driving record, generally consumers should plan to set aside anywhere from $800 to $1,000 per year to insure their car. The good news is that there are several ways to decrease auto insurance costs; from taking a defensive driving course online to bundling your auto package with other coverages. Here are some tips to help shave dollars off your insurance premiums: