Leading Cause of Death for Teens

Young drivers, ages 15- to 20-years old, are especially vulnerable to death and injury on our roadways – traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in America. Mile for mile, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers.

We Know the Causes
Research shows which behaviors contribute to teen-related crashes:

• Inexperience and immaturity combined with speed
• Drinking and driving
• Not wearing seat belts
• Distracted driving (cell phone use, loud music, other teen passengers, etc.)
• Drowsy driving
• Nighttime driving
• Drug use

Ask your teens to take a defensive driving course with funnybonedriving.com

The Objective of funnybonedriving.com
We want to help promote safety driving among teenagers:

• we want to introduce the students to the course and create an understanding of completion/credit requirements, facilities, and testing procedures.
• We want to promote the student understanding of the traffic safety problem and encourage personal responsibility for possible solutions.
• We want to promote the understanding of how characteristics and behaviors of drivers affect driving performers.
• We want to emphasize the ideals and concepts of defensive driving
• We want to encourage students to improve driving skills and avoid driver errors.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about Defensive Driving in Texas.

Top Three Oddest Driving Laws in Texas:

Odd Texas Driving Law #1: 
When a driver is cited with a DUI, he or she, as well as the rest of his car, loses their license.
And let the heated conversation begin. I can just sense your perplexed facial expressions while reading that law. But it’s simple. Lesson of the Day: Don’t drive drunk. Not only will you lose your license, but your car will too!

Odd Texas Driving Law #2: 
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers; however, you are allowed not to have a windshield. Well I hope those are some very fast wipers! I’m saying superhero-blocks-all-bugs-while-going-down-the-highway fast.

Odd Texas Driving Law #3: 
In Galveston, Texas it is illegal to drive your car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.

Top 5 Purposes Of FunnyBoneDriving Course

1. At FunnyBoneDriving we want to introduce the students to the course and create an understanding of completion/credit requirements, facilities, and testing procedures.


2. We want to promote the student understanding of the traffic safety problem and encourage personal responsibility for possible solutions.


3. We want to promote the understanding of how characteristics and behaviors of drivers affect driving performers.


4. We want to emphasize the ideals and concepts of defensive driving


5. We want to encourage students to improve driving skills and avoid driver errors.

Ready For Summer Vacations?

Here are a few helpful tips that will make your travels as safe as any other vacation:

1. Don’t text and drive. In fact, you should never be texting and driving at the same time– but during vacation time is even more dangerous.
2. Children under the age of 12 should be in the back seat at all times.
3. Allow yourself plenty of travel time to avoid headaches and the urge to speed.
4. Drive defensively–especially in bad weather.
5. Avoid driving drowsy.
6. Always have a designated driver.
7. Friday is usually the busiest getaway day, and the afternoon rush hour period usually starts as early as 1 p.m.  Traffic congestion normally peaks between one to two hours earlier than usual.
8. Avoid delays by leaving before noon or after 6 p.m. on Friday evening to avoid traffic nightmares.
9. Monday afternoon is usually the busiest return day.  The busiest time to be on the roads normally is between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

If you want to learn more about defensive driving, do not hesitate to contact us to sign up for an online class with funnybonedriving.com. We are TEXAS STATE APPROVED.  

Also...

At funnybonedriving.com  we know you want to finish your course requirements fast and possibly resolve a ticket dismissal or insurance issue. We offer an expedited shipping option for your course completion certificate.

A Fed Ex option is available upon request. This option is $25 extra (additional to your class fee).

To request this option, please call the funnybonedriving.com office at (512) 255-8515.

11 REAL Facts About Teen Driving

1. 33 percent of deaths among 13 to 19-year-olds in 2010 occurred in motor vehicle crashes.

2. 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.

3. 56 percent of teens said they talk on the phone while driving.

4. Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger.



5. Only 44 percent of teens said they would definitely speak up if someone were driving in a way that scared them.

6. Teen drivers with involved parents are twice as likely to wear seat belts.

7. More than 40 percent of teen auto deaths occur between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

8. Talking on a cell phone can double the likelihood of an accident as well as slow a young driver’s reaction time down to that of a 70-year-old.

9. In their first year of driving 1 in 5 16-year-old drivers has an accident.

10. 56 percent of teenagers  rely on their parents to learn how to drive.


11. Crash risk for teens increase incrementally with each mile per hour over the speed limit.

Source: DoSomething.org

Do not forget to complete your Defensive Driving course for ticket dismissal and discounts on your Auto Insurance. The law states that if you successfully complete a defensive driving course approved by the Texas Education Agency, you will be able to dismiss your traffic ticket and not incur points on your driving record. Read more on funnybonedriving.com

Acquiring Your Texas Driving Records

Need to order a copy of your driving record?
After you have obtained permission from the court to take a Texas Defensive Driving Class, you have 90 days to complete the course. In addition to the state approved defensive driving course completion, you may also be required to obtain a copy of your Public Texas Driving Record. You would then turn that record in with your completion certificate from Funny Bone Comedy Defensive Driving School.

Visit our website here: http://funnyboneschools.com/driving-record/

You can either:
A: Order your driving record online through the state driving record website at www.TexasOnline.com.
(You need a credit card or debit card to do it this way.) or 
B: Order your driving record by U.S. Mail from the Texas Department of Public Safety

Want to go old school?

Order your driving record by “snail” mail at this address:
Texas Department of Public Safety
Driver Records Bureau
P.O. Box 149246
Austin, Texas 78714-9246

Most Texas courts require Driving Record Number 3A, but check with your precinct.

Why do I need to do this anyway?
State law says you can only take a defensive driving course once per year to dismiss a ticket. Your driving record will serve as proof of your history.

Can I get the driving record through Funny Bone?
No, Sorry, Funnybonedriving cannot acquire the driving record for you.