Shore Driving School has been established since 1989. The professionalism at Shore Driving School has over 35 years of experience in the driving industry, we focus on leadership development, customer services, and quality training. We have trained professionals at SHORE DRIVING SCHOOL. Shore is a licensed entity in the state of New York.

 

Our career goals include producing safe and responsible drivers in the New York Metropolitan and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing quality education and training to individuals who are seeking to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License. We have a strong understanding of the CDL industry and are skilled in time management, development, and strategic planning. Our CDL driving instructors are professionals with a strong educational background to support their extensive training in the driving industry. They are knowledgeable in areas such as leadership development and understanding the importance of safety in operating a commercial motor vehicles with public safety awareness, our number one goal is committed to providing quality training.

 

If you are looking for a way to earn a discount on your automobile insurance, please inquire about the Defensive Driving Course. This training provides instructions on accident prevention techniques. This benefit will include a 10% discount on your liability and collision insurance for three renewal years, as well as a four-point reduction on your current driving record, with excellent instruction on preventing accidents.

 

Road Rage - Aggressive Driving

 

Road rage is an emotional state of anger or hostility, which escalates into violent criminal acts, or threats or attempts of violent acts, that result from the operation of a motor vehicle. Road rage may include provocative behavior intended to intimidate or harass others or instill fear in them.

 

Aggressive driving is not road rage. However, aggressive driving can escalate into road rage. Aggressive driving generally involves the violation of a traffic safety law, while road rage generally involves the breaking of a criminal law.

 

Who can become road raged? It could happen to any of us when our irritation or anger with others leads us to drive, or behave outside, our vehicle in an unsafe or hostile manner. We become a threat to ourselves, and to the safety and lives of others on and near the road or highways. Reckless endangerment, threats of violence, assault, and other violent actions are illegal. They can result in severe penalties that include fines, imprisonment and court-ordered probation, as well as revocation and suspension of your drivers license.

 

Road rage can include:

 

• Verbal provocations, such as yelling, cursing, excessive horn honking, rude or obscene gestures and threats.
• Driving actions, such as cutting off another vehicle, extremely close tailgating, blocking another vehicle from using a traffic lane, chasing another vehicle, or running it off the road, deliberate ramming or bumping of another vehicle.
• Stopping a vehicle at the side of the road, and getting out of it to threaten, attack, fight or hurt another motorist or passenger, or a pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

 

Recent research indicates that being in a state of rage can affect your blood pressure, and your ability to reason and make decisions. As a driver, you will make more driving errors. You will increase your chances of causing or being involved in a traffic crash.

 

Aggressive driving and road rage leads to revoked or suspended driver licenses, difficulties between family members and friends, loss of employment, and significant legal problems.

 

Many drivers do not recognize when their own aggressive driving, and their own road rage, is affecting their ability to drive safely. State law requires every DMV-approved accident prevention course to address the hazards and dangers of road rage, and how to prevent it from occurring.

 

Part of the problem may be the roads themselves. The roads are more crowded. The number of vehicle miles driven each year is up 35% in the past ten years, and there are more vehicles on the roads. Yet the number of miles of roadway has increased by only 1 %. Also, people are busier. Time is at a premium, and road congestion causes frustration.

 

The NYS Police recommend these basic tips for dealing with an aggressive driver:

 

• Keep your distance
• Do not pass unless you must
• Change lanes once it is safe (don't jump lanes without looking)

 

If you cannot change lanes and an aggressive driver is behind you, stay where you are, maintain the proper speed and do not respond with hostile gestures. You may call 911 to report an aggressive driver or a driver you believe may be impaired.

 

There are some basic things that you can do to reduce your chances of ever becoming involved in an aggressive driving or "road rage" incident:

 

• First of all, observe common courtesy and consciously try to avoid actions which
• can provoke other drivers.
• Secondly, take measures to reduce your own stress so that you are less likely to
• feel aggressive yourself.
• You can also try to adjust your attitude about why other drivers are behaving
• the way they are.
• Finally, keep your emotions in check and think about the consequences of your
• behavior before you react.

 

Use common courtesy:

 

• Lane blocking - Don't block the passing lane on multiple lane highways. Allow vehicles to pass you.

• Tailgating - Maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you.

• Signal use - Don't change lanes without using your signal, and make sure you can change lanes without cutting another driver off. After changing lanes or turning, turn your signal off.

• Horn use - Use your horn sparingly. Noise is shown to be a contributor to stress.

• Failure to turn - In many areas, including New York State, right turns are allowed after a complete stop for a red light unless an intersection is marked otherwise. Avoid the right lane if you are not turning right.

• Parking: Don't take up more than one parking space. Don't park in a space reserved for people with disabilities unless you are disabled. Don't open your door into the car next to you. When parallel parking, do not tap the vehicles in front or behind yours. Always look carefully before backing out.

• Headlight use - Keep headlights on low beam, except where lighting conditions are poor. Dim your high beams for oncoming traffic, when approaching a vehicle from the rear or when another vehicle is passing you.

• Merging - When traffic permits, move out of the right lane of a freeway to allow vehicles easier access from on-ramps.
• Blocking traffic - If you are driving slower than other traffic, keep to the right allow traffic to pass you.

 

Two Second Rule:

Four of every ten crashes involve rear-end collisions, usually because someone is following too closely (tailgating). Leave enough room between your vehicle and the one ahead so you can stop safely if the other vehicle stops suddenly. Brake early and gently when preparing to stop or turn. It gives drivers behind you plenty of warning that you are slowing down. Choose an object near or above the road ahead like a tree or sign or overpass. As the vehicle ahead passes it, count aloud, slowly, "one-one thousand, two-one thousand". If you reach the same object before you finish counting you are following too closely.

 

Night Driving:

 

Approximately 90% of your driving decisions are based on what you see. At night, you must use extra caution to make up for reduced visibility. You should also be aware that the ability to see well at night generally declines with age. Night driving is more dangerous because the distance you can see ahead or to the side is reduced. You should drive slower than you would in daylight, especially in unfamiliar areas or on narrow, winding roads. Your headlights cover about 350 feet ahead. It is important that you drive at a speed that allows you to react and stop safely within that distance. This is called "driving within the range" of your headlights.

 

The law requires you to use your headlights from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, when visibility is less than 1,000 feet and whenever you are using your windshield wipers to clear rain, snow, sleet, etc. Be considerate in using your high beams. Your headlights must be on low beam when you are within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle, or within 200 feet of a vehicle ahead of you, even if the vehicle ahead is in a different lane.

 

To reduce glare from the lights of following vehicles, switch your interior rear-view mirror to the "night" position. Light from inside your vehicle or from street lights makes it harder for you to see the road ahead. Keep the interior dome light off and dim the dashboard lights. Adjust your sun visor to reduce glare from overhead lights. You cannot see well at night with dirty headlights or windows. A dirty windshield greatly increases glare from approaching headlights. Make sure your lights and glass are clean for night driving.

Reaction Time: Take the first digits of your speedometer reading and add it to your total speed. This will give you reaction distance in feet for average 3/4 second reaction time. Get the Big Picture: Search the whole scene not just part of it as you approach an intersection. You need to search for vehicles and pedestrians moving in all directions, for traffic control devices and for anything that might block your vision or increase risk. Tip: When you stop behind a truck, always leave space when you stop behind a truck or bus at a traffic light or stop sign, especially when you face up a hill. The truck or bus could stop or move backward slightly when it starts. If you leave enough room between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead, you usually can pull away from behind and go around it.

 

To find out how many feet per second a vehicle travels multiply 1.5 times the speed of the vehicle. Example: At 25 mph a vehicle travels approximately 37.5 feet per secon