10 Tips for Safer Driving

When you get in a vehicle to drive, it is usually forall that is necessary to keep you from an
one of two reasons: to go somewhere or driveaccident.8. While we discuss changing or merging
around leisurely. In either case, it is assumed youinto other lanes of traffic: merge with the speed
want to reach your destination without beingof traffic. Merging not only affects you and the
involved in an accident. The following are ten tipsvehicle you are getting in front of, but this action
for safer driving will increase your chances ofalso has ramifications on the vehicles behind the
reaching your destination without yourother vehicle. Here is an example: when you are
involvement in an accident. For the most partgoing up a ramp to merge onto the interstate, do
these tips are common sense.1. If the weathernot wait until the end of the ramp to 'floor' your
outside is frightful, stay at home, stay at homegas pedal to go 55, 65, or 70 miles per hour.
and finally stay at home! Adverse weatherChances are your vehicle cannot go from 35 to
conditions increase your odds of being involved in55 mph at the snap of your fingers.Without
an accident. Is your trip necessary? Can it waitspeeding up on the ramp you are endangering the
until the conditions get better?2. If you do havevehicles on the interstate. Also, you have put the
to drive in the bad weather conditions, payvehicles behind your vehicle on the ramp in a very
attention to the surface on which are driving? Areprecarious position - they now must merge like
the roads snowy or icy? Are they wet? Is thereyou decided to merge. You need to start to
oil on the road? If so, are the water and oilaccelerate by pushing on your gas pedal at the
creating slick roads? Are you driving on a muddybeginning of the ramp. That way you will be going
road?3. When the driving conditions are notthe speed of traffic at the end of the ramp. At
favorable, avoid going to fast. Whether sight isthat point, it will be easier to speed up or slow
limited due to fog or the roads have becomedown to get into traffic.By gradually speeding on
slick, allow yourself enough time to stop.the ramp to the get the proper speed by the end
Increasing your stopping distance will give youof the ramp you now do not compromise the
time to react better to a bad situation.4. Speakingsafety of the others who need to use the ramp.
of stopping, whether you are in good or badAnd, if you are behind another vehicle who is
weather conditions, always leave one car lengthgoing to use an on-ramp, give the other vehicle a
to the car in front of you. That way, if yourchance to gain some speed before you get on
vehicle is hit from behind, you will have enoughthe on-ramp. It will also be easier to merge if you
time to steer away from the vehicle in front ofare not right up against the back bumper of the
you (assuming you are hit hard enough to reachcar in front of you on the ramp.9. Now if you
the next vehicle).5. Concentrate on driving. Avoidhave quite a distance to go, plan time for delays.
distractions like eating or drinking, changing radioIf there are no delays, you will be at your
stations, disruptive passengers, and talking on celldestination early.10. When it comes to children,
phones. Try eating or drinking before you leave orpeople on bicycles, and aggressive drivers, expect
stop and eat somewhere. Choose your radiothe unexpected. Be a 'defensive driver' in the
station before you start driving.Before you gosense that you need to strategize a 'defense' to
anywhere, let your passengers know your rules.protect yourself and to protect them against the
You are driving, so you are in charge. Also,dangers they present.Again, whether you are
chances are your strict rules will be better thandriving to a destination or you are driving for pure
walking. So, I am pretty sure you will get yourleisure, there are things you can do to avoid
way. And cell phones have a place. They shouldaccidents. I hope the previous ten tips helped you
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