If you are stopped by a police officer…
When you see blue flashing lights in the rearview mirror– remain calm.  A police cruiser wants you to stop your vehicle. Officers may stop drivers when they see a traffic violation or if the person or vehicle matches the description of someone in an investigation. These “checks” usually involve the officer asking for your license and registration. The officer may ask where you’ve been and where you are going. These simple questions can be stressful for the driver being stopped!

DRIVING TIPS— an A through Z, comprehensive VIDEO LIBRARY at your fingertips! Brought to you by Manitoba Public Insurance and CTV, the 60-Second Driver series provides tips on a variety of driver safety issues. For more information, check out our Safety Columns, the Road Safety section, or try our Driving Quizzes.
 

Don't get caught by surprise while you're driving! To increase your awareness of potential conflicts, always ask yourself  "WHAT IF . . ." about each item that may end up in your path of travel. How many "WHAT IF's . . ." can you spot?

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Richard F. Weingroff at the Federal Highway Administration has composed a great list of ROAD SONGS with lyrics. There may be other highway song lists on the internet, including lists with more detail, more songs, and more performers. But here's the Highway History page list-for what it's worth. Click Here to See Song List. But remember... while you boogie, WATCH THE ROAD!

mPassport.com is a site for worldwide travelers to access English speaking doctors by cell phone in 180 countries outside the U.S. Their tagline: "The mobile way to trusted medical care anywhere in the world."  You can also find hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.

It is subscription-based, however they do offer a 7 day free trial with a coupon code.  Additional features include:

Use this evaluation form to rate your parent's driving.

This is a silent assignment. In other words, you shouldn't make comments out loud while you observe. That might provoke or distract the driver which is dangerous (on many levels).

Driving a motor vehicle in the United States is the single most dangerous activity that we participate in on a daily basis. Every time we get into a motor vehicle there is the potential of being killed or maimed. A son, a daughter, a parent or a friend could be killed in a split second, because they took their eyes off the road, or took a chance, or didn't have the experience to handle an unexpected driving event.

If a vehicle drifts just five to six feet, it could result in a head-on collision; over 40,000 people die yearly in motor vehicle crashes! Many of these are young people.

Test your driving skills with this online Drivers Ed game!

Practice Backing out of a parking space, stopping at an intersection, right and left turns, parallel parking, merging with traffic, parking in a parking space or take some driving exams. Test your skills now!

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation has a portion of their site dedicated to the experiences of teen drivers "Click Here to Enter Crossroads;" you may also take sample quizzes to test your driving knowledge and the quizzes even contain some sample questions from the Pennsylvania driver's test. This site is colorful and entertaining, but insightful.