SCDTSEA News

Keep Driver Education in Schools

Because of the hard economic times, the legislature's desire has been to cut as many services as possible. Therefore they are attempting to suspend the...

Facing a Change

We are facing a change in the way South Carolina driver education will be taught. As some of you already know the South Carolina legislature is looking at changing...

Drivers Explain How They Saw Accidents

The following are explanations for various automobile accidents which were taken from insurance claim forms by Tilden Ltd., Canada's foremost car rental agency.

SCDTSEA Driver & Traffic Safety Teacher's Creed

We, the Driver Educators Of South Carolina, Do Hereby Dedicate Our Personal and Professional Efforts as Teachers...

Driver Education Needed for All

Most states have a GDL law that teenagers can't get a license before 18 years of age if they don't take a driver education or driver training course. Now a study is showing concern that teenage crashes...

Drinking & Driving

Death rides the highway when drink takes the wheel! South Carolina is the second worst state in the nation for...

Distracted Driving Facts & Statistics

In 2010, 3,092 people were killed in crashes involving driver distractions, and an estimated 416,000 were injured.

Why Join SCDTSEA?

Long ago being proud of what I was doing motivated me to want to join and become a part of the state professional association that represented my field. The ones of us formed a constitution (it is eight pages, single typed) and the preamble states what we try to do...

2014 SCDTSEA Conference Details

SC House Votes to Ban Texting While Driving

A bipartisan coalition voted 93-15 Wednesday to ban texting while driving for all drivers. First-time violators would face a $100 fine. Violators who cause fatal wrecks could face jail time. Under the bill, texting would still be allowed when a vehicle is stopped or parked.