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California DMV Tips Passing Your Driving Test/Not Stopping Properly

March 31st, 2008 | Video | No Comments

It might be called a California Stop, but it won't get you a passing grade in your drivers test. You can get an automatic fail if you don't learn to stop properly. Don't turn against a red arrow, don't roll a stop sign. Sit back and watch this video [...]

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• California DMV Tips Passing Your Driving Test/Failure to Yield
  March 25th, 2008
  

  Who has the right of way when you are driving? Failure to Yield can make you fail your test, or even get you killed.

  
  
  
• California DMV Tips Passing Your Driving Test/Unsafe Lane Changes
  March 19th, 2008
  

  Enjoy our series from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. This video might remind you of your early days in drivers training. The DMV has a few tips on changing lanes safely.

  
  
  
• California DMV Tips Passing Your Driving Test/Getting Your License
  March 17th, 2008
  

  The first video in our California Department of Motor Vehicles video classroom on passing your drivers exam, is this quick video on making sure your vehicle is ready to drive.

  
  
  
• Automobile Safety Primer- Seatbelts, Child Safety Seats Airbags and More
  March 14th, 2008
  

  Crashworthiness: Crashworthiness, a term which refers to how well vehicles withstand different types of crashes, varies by category of vehicle as well as by make, model and year. Two groups conduct tests to determine crashworthiness the Insurance [...]

  
  
  
• Hitting Harder, But Not So Often - Auto Injury Claims Less Common, But More Severe
  March 13th, 2008
  

  Long term trends in auto insurance claims show that America is becoming a safer place to drive, and hint that efforts to make cars, roads and highways safer are having positive benefits where it counts. The Insurance Research Council's recently published [...]

  
  
  
• Cracking UP - III reports US automobile crash statistics
  March 11th, 2008
  

  The cost and crashworthiness of vehicles as well as drivers' safety habits affect the cost of auto insurance. In 2006, 42,642 people died in motor vehicle crashes and an additional 2,575,000 people were injured, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. [...]

  
  
  
• Vans and Minivans- How to be More Fuel Efficient
  March 11th, 2008
  

  Many people are choosing vans and minivans for their multipurpose use. They hold up to eight people and when the seats are removed or lowered, can carry large amounts of cargo. Most vans are not known for their fuel efficiency, but minivan manufacturers [...]

  
  
  
• Volvo Bus Crash Tests. Auto Passenger Safety in a big package
  March 5th, 2008
  

  Volvo is famous for safety. Give them acres of steel to work with and see what they can do. Here's a video of Volvo Buses going through the infamous crash test dummy sequences.

  
  
  
• Auto Insurance.Net Partners
  March 1st, 2008
  

  AutoInsurance.Net is a member of the Lead.Net family of online insurance and financial services magazines and websites. We work with some of the best names in the auto insurance marketplace including: