Driving is not without its risks as any driver is well aware. However, these risks can be minimized with attention to safety. Whenever and wherever you drive, it’s important to keep these top safety tips in mind so you can contribute to...
Category - Safe Driving Tips
Keeping a safe following distance is by far one of the easiest, yet most commonly broken rules of defensive driving. Even if you follow all of the other defensive driving techniques, you can’t possibly be a safe driver unless you follow...
Hot cocoa. Gingerbread houses. Carolers. Sledding. Snow. Ice. Salt. You guessed it – we’re talking winter. As someone who has lived in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic my entire life, I have certainly had my fair share of winters and have...
Walking is great exercise and can be a pleasurable, relaxing activity, but it can also be hazardous when sharing the road with vehicles. With the alarming increase in serious injuries and fatalities for pedestrians, several states have enacted...
For so many drivers, even those with years of experience behind the wheel, parallel parking is something they avoid at all costs. It’s too tight. The curb is too high. Or, there isn’t clear visibility out of the rear-view mirror. These...
For legal purposes, a rear-end collision is when a vehicle following another vehicle fails to stop in enough time to avoid colliding with the car in front of it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that rear-end...
Intersections help to prevent traffic jams by easing the flow of traffic. They also make it easier for drivers to find their way to their destination. Unfortunately, some intersections are so poorly designed that they confuse drivers instead of...
More traffic accidents happen at night than in the day, and more of them are serious or fatal. Driving at night can be dangerous, yet in some places, there isn’t even a requirement for night driving to be part of driver training or...
Bad weather makes driving more hazardous and fog can be especially dangerous. Ice, snow or even water on the road change the way that the car responds, so drivers tend to be more careful. Fog doesn’t affect the way the car handles;...
Anyone who gets into an accident with another motorist, bicyclist, or pedestrian must stop to render aid regardless of who caused the accident. A person is guilty of a hit and run when he or she strikes another person, parked car, or fixed...
Driving in icy or snowy conditions is difficult and often dangerous. The first thing to consider when embarking on any journey in the snow or ice is whether it is essential to do so. The safest course of action is to not drive at all if you...
Driving in the snow, sleet, and freezing rain makes it difficult to operate your vehicle safely. When you live in a cold weather climate, it’s all but impossible to avoid driving in less than ideal conditions. Taking a few key steps to...