Your Attitude
You have heard of aggressive driving and “road rage” so it should not be a surprise that your attitude behind the wheel affects your driving style and safety.
Preconceived notions about others (such as impatient teen drivers) and yourself (such as your own right to drive where and when you want) can provoke aggressive driving [...]
THE MOST COMMON DRIVING ERROR
In Smith System’s fifty years of teaching safe driving to over one hundred thousand fleet drivers, the most common poor driving habit we see is inadequate following distance. Our studies show most motorists maintain between one and two seconds behind the vehicle in front of them.
Here are drivers ‘ most common [...]
Floods are one of the scariest weather disasters. They destroy everything in their path from cars to houses. When the water reaches flood level, it is most often impossible to escape. People drown in floods every year because they are unable to make it to higher ground.
If a flood warning [...]
The world might be in a hurry, but you don’t have to be. Try these tips:
Allow for plenty of time to get where you’re going, then add no less than 10 extra minutes.
Always plan your driving time with the slowest scenario in mind: catching every red light, running into traffic, getting caught behind an extremely [...]
Cellular phones can be a lifesaver to drivers. If your vehicle breaks down late at night on a deserted road, help is only a call away — if you have a cell phone. But cell phones and cars don’t always mix. Mobile phones can be a distraction when the driver should be concentrating on [...]
Why are seatbelts, air bags, and other automobile safety restraints so important? Consider this: the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) describes what happens to an unbelted passenger during a car accident, and it is as disturbing as it is informative:
Upon impact, the car comes to a sudden stop (one-tenth of a second after [...]
Each year, there are thousands of car accidents (some of them fatal) due to wet roads and poor driving conditions in the rain. Don’t become a statistic. Here are some practical tips to help you know how to recognize dangerous conditions and drive safely when the road gets wet.
Why is Driving in the Rain So [...]
By James R. Davis
Of all the things that we learn being out on the streets with our bikes, one stands out as the all time life-saver in my book.
If you can avoid it, never enter an intersection without another vehicle on your right side.
(It should be noted that this advice assumes you ride in [...]
If there is one thing I have learned from action movies, it is that one time or the other; the good guy must learn to run away from trouble. Okay! I know this might sound like a contradiction, but it is true.
Let me prove it to you with a simple test.
In most action movies, when there is a [...]
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