| Handy Tips To Keep In Mind To Make Driving | | | | road. |
| Enjoyable | | | | - Concentrate on the road, look frequently at your rear |
| - It is better to get to your destination in one piece than | | | | view and side view mirrors to ensure you know the |
| never at all. | | | | traffic around your car. You may need to change lane |
| - Think of your family and loved ones when you drive, | | | | if the car in front of you suddenly stop, but before you |
| will they get to see you again at the end of the day? | | | | change lane make sure you know whether there is |
| - Life is precious treasure it. | | | | any car or oncoming cars on the lanes beside you. |
| - Do not squeeze in more people than the number of | | | | - Do not use the mobile phone, if you really have to |
| seat belts there are. | | | | use one, attach a hands-free kit. |
| - Buckle up your seat belts and ensure that both the | | | | - Experience is the best teacher. New drivers should |
| front and rear seat passengers buckle up theirs too. | | | | not try to overspeed. For e.g. an experienced driver will |
| - Turn your head and check the blind side of your car | | | | be able to correct a mistake like oversteering on a |
| to the lane that you are attempting to filter to. | | | | corner. A new driver on the other hand might swerve |
| - If you drink, go public i.e. take a cab or the public | | | | violently instead, endangering himself and others. |
| transport or have your sober friends drive you back. | | | | - Tyres are important for providing control of the car |
| - If you are stressed or tired, drive to the road shoulder | | | | especially in wet weather conditions. Check the tyres |
| or a car park and take a breather or a nap first. | | | | every two weeks when the tyres are cold. Wearing |
| Alternatively, you could take a cab or the public | | | | at the center of the tyre indicates over-inflation |
| transport or ask somebody to drive you home. | | | | whereas wearing at the outer rim indicates |
| - Check your eyesight regularly to ensure that you see | | | | under-inflation. |
| well on the road. | | | | - Keep your glove compartment stocked with a local |
| - Keep a pair of sunglass in the car compartment in | | | | street directory, flashlight and car owner's manual. |
| case of direct strong sunlight. | | | | - Keep an emergency kit comprising a reflective |
| - While you are driving, refrain from fiddling with the | | | | triangle, first aid kit, gloves, jumper cables, tool kit, cloth, |
| audio system. | | | | water etc. in your car. The most common reasons for |
| - Never play music so loud that you cannot hear the | | | | car breakdown are flat tyres and batteries. |
| environment. Someone may honk at you to warn you | | | | - In case of breakdown, move your car to the side of |
| about something. | | | | the road and put up the necessary signage for e.g., the |
| - Do not overrun red lights. | | | | reflective triangle, giving ample notice to any oncoming |
| - Keep cool, if the driver behind keeps too close to | | | | car. If you intend to change your tyre, make sure you |
| your car indicating that he wants to overtake you, let | | | | are not in the way of oncoming cars. |
| him do so. Think positive, he may be in a hurry to go | | | | - Check the brakes regularly. |
| the hospital, his wife or her husband or kid may be ill or | | | | - To keep safe from air bags, wear the seat belt and |
| he may be rushing to the airport! | | | | sit so that one's breastbone is at least 20 cm from |
| - Stay away from a mad driver. He could drive you to | | | | where the air bags puffs out. Never put a child in the |
| your death! | | | | front seat, if this cannot be avoided, place your biggest |
| - In slow traffic, make sure that you pay full attention | | | | child in front and slide the seat as far back as possible. |
| on the road and do not keep too close to the car in | | | | - Child safety seat is the first choice for the child sitting |
| front of you. | | | | on the back seat. Make sure you get the right size for |
| - Follow speed limits. | | | | your child. |
| - At a traffic junction, when the light turns green in your | | | | Article link: |
| favour, do not speed off immediately. Instead check to | | | | Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved. |
| see whether any car runs the red light from the side | | | | |