South Carolina DUI-E Legislation
articles informationBoard member Lance Collins was recently interviewed by Fox Carolina to discuss the new distracted driving bill sponsored by Representative Bill Taylor. The bill prohibits...
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Vehicles Also Have Black Boxes
articles informationCrash information is provided by black boxes in planes, and also in cars! Nothing is black and white about the black boxes. Vehicle manufacturers started installing them in...
Traffic Safety Needs for South Carolina
articles information lettersThe recent texting law is a step in the right direction. It could be stronger. For example, our fine for the first offence or texting is the cheapest except for California. The average fine for other states is...
The Worst Accident Investigated
articles information resourcesI was awakened at 2:00 a.m. by a phone call telling me to hurry and get into uniform. There is a terrible accident on Highway 52S. Half asleep I arrived at the accident scene...
Texting Law is Needed
articles information lettersSafe driving is no accident. It is because of responsible parents and teens, driver education/training, DMV licensing, good laws, and better law enforcement. And all of the above work for safety and help keep motorists from...
South Carolina Teens and Driver Training
articles information lettersIn South Carolina only 15- and 16-year-old teens have to take a high school or commercial school driving course before seeking a driver's license. Unfortunately, less than 50 percent of new teenage drivers receive...
South Carolina Graduated Licensing (GDL)
articles information lettersWe propose that the GDL law be expanded to require all teenagers (17-19) to successfully complete a certified Traffic Safety Education course before being eligible to apply for a SC driver license, since there seems...
Addendum to SC Needs a Tough Texting Law
articles information lettersWe shared earlier that Georgia's texting law includes a $150 fine and 1 driving record point penalty. We feel more information about Georgia's law could be helpful. According to national studies, approximately...
Rescinding the Uninsured Motorist Law
articles lettersOn behalf of the SCDTSEA, we respectfully request that the "Uninsured Motorist Law" be rescinded. I was shocked to read pages 65-67 of the South Carolina Driver's Manual. It states that...
Proposal to Have Driver Education and Driver Training Under One Agency
articles information lettersA critical need in our state's driver education and driver training programs today is a strengthening of the teacher selection, preparation, certification process, performance of the teacher, and structured learning experiences. The best way to search for ways to improve...
Letter from the President
articles lettersI would like to invite you to look over our website and also to encourage you to join our association. I remember going to the conference in the 90's and thinking about my role in making the roads safer for all of us, and I realized that...
Consider Texting Information to Pass Texting Bill
articles information lettersWith distracted driving now playing a part in 80 percent of all car crashes, according to a recent Virginia Tech study, and responsible for some 5,500 automotive fatalities annually, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem of mobile phone use for texting and talking behind the wheel has become and epidemic.
Bigger Trucks Mean Bigger Problems for SC
articles informationWe in South Carolina could soon face the reality of longer and heavier trucks on our roads and bridges if some in Washington have their way. During last year's legislative session, Congress considered...
Some Driving Education Tips
articlesWork on your attitude—it is more than 50% of what makes a top-notch driver. Prefer others, be quick to back down, etc.
Driver Education Needed for All
articles lettersMost 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
articles lettersDeath rides the highway when drink takes the wheel! South Carolina is the second worst state in the nation for...
Why Join SCDTSEA?
information articlesLong 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...
SC House Votes to Ban Texting While Driving
information articlesA 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.