Safety first
Whether
you are driving your car alone or with passengers,safety should always be your top
concern. Follow these driving tips and it will help to reduce your risk of
being involved in a crash as well as improve your personal safety as a motorist.
- · Choose a Safe Car If possible with the high safety equipments.
- Obey all speed limits and signs , speeding is a major contributor to fatal teen accidents. That's especially true when driving on roads with lots of traffic or with which you're not familiar , and remember fast drive could be last drive.
- Don't wait until your gas gauge is sitting on E to refuel. On an unfamiliar road, you never know when the next gas station will appear. As soon as you hit a quarter of a tank, start looking for a place to fill up.
- Always use caution when
changing lanes. Cutting in front of someone, changing lanes
too fast or not using your signals may cause an accident or
upset other drivers.
- When being approached by an emergency vehicle, pull to the right shoulder of the road and stop.
- Pull over and take breaks every couple of hours, even if you don't feel sleepy. Grab a snack, get some fresh air, and stretch your legs by walking around.
- Before beginning a long drive, always get enough sleep and eat something before you go.
- Before setting off on a long car trip, be sure your vehicle is in prime condition , that tires are properly inflated, all fluids are at their proper levels and you have a full tank of gas .
- Don’t text , Cell phones can take your focus away.
- Don't drive at night until you have enough experience and confidence to deal with all the extra challenges that driving in the dark present.
- Keep your eyes moving. Notice what is happening on the sides of the road and check behind you through your mirrors every 6-8 seconds.
- Never drink any alcohol before
your trip. While you may not become intoxicated from one beer, you will
become sleepy.
- You should always wear your seat belt. Statistics show that you're always safer in a car accident wearing a seat belt than not wearing one.
- Expect the other drivers to make mistakes and think what you would do if a mistake does happen.
- Remember as your speed increases so does your braking distance. If you double your speed, you quadruple your braking distance.
- When traveling behind other vehicles, there should be at least a four second space between your vehicles.
- Stay focused, keeping your hands on the wheel
- Adjust all accessories before you pull out into traffic. This includes the mirrors, seat, and stereo.
- Get to know your car. Get in the habit of checking the tire pressure, the motor oil and the windshield washer fluid and learn how to add if low. Make sure all your lights are working before you drive off, and keep the windows, mirrors and headlight lenses clean.
