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Road Safety
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Road Safety - It's up to you
Cube Van strikes parked tractor trailer at
highway speed
A lways use common sense while behind the
wheel
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General Driving Tips
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Prepare your vehicle for the road. Keep
headlights, taillights, signal lights, mirrors and windows clean at all times.
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Always wear your seat belt and make
sure all your passengers are buckled properly, even on short trips.
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Have a clear head, you should never drive under the influence of alcohol or any drug
legal or otherwise that could affect your judgment, reaction time or driving
abilities.
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Never drive when you are tired, driver
fatigue can be just as deadly as drinking and driving.
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ALWAYS drive defensively and stay
alert!
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Pull over to a safe place to use your cell
phone.
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Be aware that breaking distances can
vary greatly depending on the vehicle, load and conditions.
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Anticipate other driver’s actions and you can
be ready to take evasive actions of your own if you need to.
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Do not tailgate! Most rear end
accidents are caused at least in part by people following the car ahead of them
too closely. You must keep at least a three second buffer between you and the
vehicle ahead of you.
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Pay close attention to
crosswalks and intersections or when driving in the vicinity of playgrounds,
schoolyards, and parking lots.
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Be aware of the construction or speed
reduction signs.
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Stay properly in your lane, do not
weave in and out of traffic.
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Keep right except to pass on multi-lane
highways. Slower traffic should stay in the right lane to allow efficient flow of
traffic and to avoid angering impatient drivers.
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Signal your intentions! Use your turn
signals early enough to let others around you know your intentions before you
start your maneuver. Be sure your signal light goes off after your maneuver so
you don’t confuse others by signaling a turn you aren’t going to make.
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Keep looking around you, in and out of
your car, while driving. Check your mirrors, turn signals, gauges, blind spots,
other traffic, etc., constantly to keep aware of what’s going on around you,
avoid tunnel vision.
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Be aware of traffic entering your blind
spots and avoid blind spot of other motorists.
Avoid blind spots around large vehicles
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Use your headlights day and night. Some
jurisdictions have headlight laws where you must have your lights on if
windshield wipers are used, some jurisdictions require headlight use at all
times.
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Use your high beams sensibly, be
courteous to the other drivers, DON’T blind them. Dim your lights when breaching
the top of a hill or going around a curve or bend in the road
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Leave room in front of your vehicle at
stoplights. You should always leave enough room ahead of your vehicle to allow
you to pull out and around the car in front of you should an emergency arise or
the car ahead of you becomes disabled. A good gauge of this is to stop before
the bottom of their rear tires disappear below your hood in your line of sight.
ALWAYS leave yourself an escape route.
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Cell phones can be a serious
distraction while driving, pay attention to the road. Some jurisdictions now ban
the use of cell phones while driving a motor vehicle; if you are in such an
area, find a safe place to stop to place your calls.
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PLAN AHEAD Allow yourself plenty of
extra time to reach your destination and allow for traffic and adverse weather
conditions.
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BE ALERT TO SIGNS OF FATIGUE If you
start to feel tired when driving pull over in a safe area and let someone else
drive. If you are alone, pull into a safe location such as a well lit rest stop
and take a short nap or get out of the car and walk around for a few minutes.
Stop as often as necessary. When traveling on long trips, eat light. Large,
heavy meals can make you drowsy.
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