There is a reported yearly average of 6.3 million car accidents in the United States of America alone. A lot of these accidents were due to negligence and drunk driving. The statistics encompass all age bracket which means teen and senior citizen car accidents are included in the statistics too.
Driving is a necessity in today’s fast-paced living. A lot of car manufacturers have integrated into their car designs and technology features that could help save lives. However, no matter how technically safe and sound your car is, if you yourself do not practice safe driving, you could be putting yourself and your passengers in danger. Accidents happen because of mistakes. Here are some mistakes that you are prone to commit.
Admit it. You think you are the world’s greatest driver. Overconfidence has made you ignore basic safety rules such as: following speed limits; safety checking the car; wearing seatbelt; obeying traffic rules such as keeping right (or left, depending on your country) when driving fast or when overtaking. It is best to recognize your susceptibility to accidents and observe all traffic and driving rules.
Because you think you’re one heck of a driver, you don’t pay much attention to your personal condition when driving. What are these conditions then? One, you have chug in a few beers or some alcoholic beverage and you think you can still drive home. Be realistic! If you are driving, then don’t drink more than the allowed legal limit. It is best though that you don’t drink at all. Two, you feel sleepy and tired but you still drive anyway. Being drowsy and fatigue will definitely cause driving trouble. Your reflexes and attention would be greatly diminished. Think of it this way: Do you think you can actually play a good set of tennis or play the piano when you’re nodding your head off?
If you are drunk, don’t drive. If you are sleepy but you still need to get home or go someplace else, take 5 for a nap or a strong cup of coffee.
Drink driving costs lives
Multi-tasking has become synonymous to a positive characteristic. Isn’t it great that you can actually watch television and read a book at the same time? Doesn’t it save you precious time that you can tall business over the phone while you tap on your laptop? Well then, don’t bring in your multi-tasking ability when driving a car! Drive. Just drive. Stop yourself from making calls or worse, texting, when driving. There are actually cars that are equipped with car TVs and/or portable DVD players right smack in the drivers’ seat! Think, how can you watch TV and drive at the same time. If you need to watch, then stop the car and park somewhere.
Main cause of accidents are always due to distractions
Have you had your share of drivers at an intersection beating the red light? Yes, a lot of car accidents have occurred because of drivers beating the red light or making a full stop at an intersection or a cross-road. Sure, you don’t beat red lights and you do make full stops. However, how sure are you that there won’t be one driver at the next intersection? The deal here is that don’t assume that because the signal light is green it’s an actual “go” for you. Look left and right before you drive through an intersection. Don’t trust other drivers to do the right thing. Drive defensibly.
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