Five Significant Safety Tips For Fresh Drivers
Fresh drivers have to face the reality that every time they get behind the wheel, the risk of being in an accident is stashing. Car crashes can result from many situations, including speeding, drugs and alcohol, calling or texting, exhaustion, or not paying attention. Sometimes accidents are entirely caused by someone else.
The thought of a car accident is very disturbing, but taking precautions will help you avoid them.
Let’s go over some elementary best practices for being on the road, how to avoid an accident–and what to do if you’re in one.
1. Always wear your seat belt
And ensure your passengers do the same. Ensure that you don’t budge the car until all your passengers have buckled up. It can save their lives. The effectiveness of seat belts has been argued by researchers over the years, but still, accident cases have shown that using seat belts significantly reduce the risk of being fatally injured.
You can be James Bond later.
Speeding is one of the leading causes of accidents among fresh drivers. The swifter you are driving when you hit an object, the greater the influence and the greater the harm done. Rather than race around attempting to “make up” time on the road, plan ahead and give yourself enough time to get where you’re going securely, without speeding. It’s safer, and you’ll save money on traffic tickets and car insurance. Also reminisce to avoid following too close. It takes a significant distance to stop a car from fifty km/h.
In fact it takes fourteen meters to stop while driving on that speed. Stay far enough so that you can stop securely without striking the vehicle in front. That goes for the distance inbetween you and the car in front at stop signs and lights. A safe following distance is just as significant, if not more significant, than keeping a safe speed. After all, you could be going 120mph but as long as there is enough space inbetween you and other vehicles, you’ll never hit anyone.
Trio. Your forearms are for driving, not for texting.
In a latest online poll of 16-19 year olds, over 50% admitted that they text while driving. The numbers already display that even talking on a cell phone will increase the chances of getting into an accident, and that’s when your eyes are actually on the road! When you text, your eyes aren’t fully watching the road. Those few precious seconds back and forward can be the difference inbetween life and death.
If you don’t think you’ll be able to fight back answering or checking your phone while driving, a good rule of thumb is to put it somewhere in the car where you absolutely can’t get to it while you’re driving, like the very back. Yes, your friends may have to wait a few extra minutes to get a reply from you, but at least you won’t be causing accidents or getting hurt. There’s no text message or phone call that can’t wait until you’re off the road.
Anything that takes a driver’s attention from the road is a distraction, and distractions can be dangerous. This also includes eating or drinking.
Putting on your makeup, switching the radio station, friends wrestling in the back seat. All these things can lead to you losing concentrate and taking your eyes off the road. Avoiding accidents often require a split-second decision to brake or swerve, so eliminating distractions is vital to increase your odds. For fresh drivers, it is recommended to limit passengers to Parents or Instructors for the very first year.
Four. Driving Under the Influence
Driving under the influence (DUI) is totally not worth it. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration alcohol-related crashes cause approximately $37 billion in damages annually. Before you indulge, think about the importance of your life very first. Don’t drink and drive, and don’t rail with anyone who has been drinking. It doesn’t matter if you think you can pull it off. Chances are, you can’t and you’re most likely to get into a crash. Call parents or other, non-drunk friends to take you home if you need a rail. Similarly, don’t drive or rail with anyone who has been doing drugs. This can include over-the-counter drugs, depending on how sleepy they can make you.
Five. Adjust all accessories before you pull out into traffic.
This includes the mirrors, seat, and stereo. Secure liberate objects in the vehicle. If you had to make an unexpected stop you don’t want you or a passenger to get hit in the head with a backpack or an umbrella. Recall back when cars didn’t even have cup holders?
Maybe you do? You don’t? Neither do I.
But at one time, cars were just cars. These days, cars have on-board computers, GPS systems, satellite radios, movie players, and even plane screen televisions. From people driving pets around to screaming kids in the back seat and stuff we can’t truly talk about on this site, distractions are enormous. You don’t need that text book hurling at the back of your head when you hit a bump. Secure all liberate items.
Now despite following all these tips religiously, accidents can still happen. It could be caused by your error or another driver on the road. And albeit accidents are a panicking and emotional situation, attempt and recall the steps below.
• Instantly call nine hundred eleven if anyone is injured. If everyone’s okay, assess the scene.
• If possible, do not budge any cars until photos have been taken.
• Get information from the other driver(s), including their name, address, phone number, license plate, and their insurance carrier.
• Take photos with your phone or your passenger’s phone. Be sure to get pictures of the position of the cars, the harm, and anything else that’s relevant. This can later help to prove how the crash happened.
• Get the names and numbers of any witnesses to the accident.
• Write down a note for yourself, or make a voice memo for yourself while the details of the accident are fresh in your mind. This can help with questioning later.
Before you get into the car, be sure to adhere to these safety tips. Understand that your life is significant, likewise that of others in your car and on the road. These precautions can help you avoid common accident injuries, and generally make you aware of the activities of other drivers on the road with you.