Every year, thousands of people are involved in automobile accidents. In almost every accident, somebody acted negligently, and could have avoided the accident by exercising more caution.
The following recommendations are offered to help you avoid causing or contributing to an accident.
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Controlled Substance. It's never a good idea. Some of the worst accidents are caused by intoxicated drivers. The majority of people who drink alcohol do not believe that they are too impaired to drive. Alcohol consumption impairs reaction time, and those fractions of mere seconds can make a huge difference when driving a car.
Overcorrecting. Many of the accidents are caused when people overcorrect. Drivers observe something in the road they don't want to hit, and they swerve to miss things that would not hurt them if they hit them. Road cones. Tumbleweeds. Rubber from tires. if you are approaching and item in the road hit the object, and brace yourself. In most cases, the consequences are far less severe than swerving at a high rate of speed.
Falling Asleep or dozing off while at the Wheel. In the event that you get fatigued while driving a vehicle, pull over and take a brief snooze.
Turning Left on a Yellow Light. When the light is turning yellow, automobiles going straight try to beat the light. But the individual who needs to turn left has been waiting around in the intersection. The deadly mistake seen time and again is the turning person turns on the premises that the car going straight is going to stop. This is a chance you should not take. Even though the light turns red, you are already in the intersection. Most traffic lights have a delay between when the light turns red the opposite lights turn green.
Following Too Closely. It is difficult in jam packed traffic to maintain a safe distance between you and the automobile in front without having an individual cutting in front of you, but you have to self-discipline yourself to do it. Imagine space as a large cushion or pad of safety. That buffer of space may save you from several accidents that occur when folks in front of you have to slam on their brakes or take evasive action. Many of the rear-ender accidents that occur could have been prevented if people just gave themselves more room between them and the vehicle in front of them.
Running a Traffic Light. Don't enter an intersection after the light turns red.
Travelling in the Parking Lane. The shoulder of the road is not a lane, although many people use it. Many accidents happen as folks try and use this as a travel lane. Drivers turn into them all of the time. Any lane to right of a white line is not a driving lane.
Failure to Modify Speed Given the Road Conditions. Too many individuals drive too fast, ignoring speed limits. Also, drivers fail to adjust their speed when dangerous conditions exist. Speed limits are maximum speeds, and if dangerous conditions exist, decrease your speed below the maximum so you can have time to respond to approaching conditions.
Failing to Pay Attention. Numerous accidents also happen because drivers get distracted, talking on their hand-held cell phones, leaning down to pick something up, eating, chatting with someone in the vehicle, etc. Your automobile is not a diner, telephone booth or office. Force yourself to refrain from distractions and keep in mind that fractions of seconds matter if you are going to avoid or prevent accidents.
Changing Lanes without Looking. Always check your blinds and blind spots when moving into other lanes. A number of sideswipes are because people fail to do this.
Doing Illegal Traffic Moves. Don't' make manoeuvres, such as U-turns, in locations where they are not permitted. The double dashed centre lanes on many of our roads are not merge left lanes, they are left turn only lanes. Only use them for what they’re meant for.
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