Driving is one of those activities that sometimes seem too simple to be true. This is especially true for car drivers who want to improve driving skills or safety. There are even some things they should be doing before taking the wheel.
If you don't know what it takes to become a better driver, you need to review these six essential steps.
Drivers should follow these guidelines to ensure safe driving practices. Start now and get better at driving today!
The guidelines to ensure safe driving practices
1. Put On Your Seat Belt
You might think this goes without saying, but seat belts save lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly 40 percent of car crashes involve drivers not wearing seat belts. Seat belts help keep you safe if something should happen while driving. If you're injured in a crash, fastening your seat belt could be the difference between surviving and dying. So buckling up should always be automatic, no matter what else you do before getting behind the wheel. There's nothing worse than being trapped inside a vehicle after an accident.
2. Don't Drink And Drive
The NHTSA reports that about 25 percent of fatal alcohol-related accidents occur at night. In fact, nearly 45 percent of drunk driver fatalities occur on Friday or Saturday nights—the weekend days that people have been known to drink the most. So don't risk losing control of your vehicle due to intoxication. Instead, call a taxi cab or friend who doesn't drive to take you home.
3. Avoid Using Cellphones While Driving
According to the NHTSA, distracted driving is the leading cause of teen traffic deaths. Distracted driving includes talking on your cellphone, eating food/drinking beverages, reading maps, adjusting the stereo, etc. It would be best to have eyes on the road, not one eye on a phone screen. Even hands-free devices may be distracting. And never text and drive.
4. Slow Down When Passing Cars
Driving too fast is dangerous, especially when passing automobiles. On the other hand, slowing down gives you time to react if someone makes a sudden move out of nowhere. Also, slow speeders tend to get much less attention from police officers.
5. Take Careful Notice Of Road Signs.
Road signs are there for a good reason. If you don't pay close attention to them, you'll end up running off the road or slamming into stop signs and intersections. So make sure you know where you're going!
6. Wear Sunglasses At All Times.
Sunglasses protect your eyes from harmful rays that can cause severe damage to your vision. Studies show that wearing sunglasses reduces your chances of becoming legally blind by 50 percent.
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