| According to many Defensive Driving
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| | while driving, consider car
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| course instructors, there are five vital
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| | lengths...always have at least one car
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| rules to defensive driving. If everyone
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| | length between you and the car in front
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| followed just these five rules, experts
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| | of you. At freeway speeds, lengthen that
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| agree that car accidents would be reduced
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| | space to roughly two car lengths or more.
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| by at least 98%.
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| | If you find yourself having to brake
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| So, do your part to reduce the dangers of
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| | every time you see the car in front of
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| driving, and to further protect yourself
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| | you brake, then you are following too
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| and your loved ones from dangerous and
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| | closely.
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| possibly fatal accidents. Read on to
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| | Defensive Driving Key #3. Don't Speed
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| discover what you can do to be more safe
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| | If you love to drive, you hate the
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| on the road - and don't be fooled by the
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| | admonition to not speed. However, driving
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| simplistic nature of these rules. You may
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| | too fast for road conditions or traffic
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| believe they are common sense, but we can
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| | exponentially increases your chances of
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| guarantee that either you or someone you
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| | getting into an accident. First of all,
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| know breaks at least two of these rules
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| | your speeds leave you with less reaction
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| on a regular basis!
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| | time than may be needed to avoid a crash
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| Defensive Driving Key #1. Pay Attention
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| | and the faster you drive, the longer it
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| and Focus on the Task of Driving
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| | will take for your brakes to successfully
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| Yes, this one seems the most obvious! But
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| | stop your moving vehicle.
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| how often have you been on your cell
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| | Yes, inertia's a witch. But it's a law of
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| phone while driving? Or fiddled with a
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| | physics and no pouting will change that.
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| handbag, papers, a map, or kept digging
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| | So work with the universe and watch how
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| for something in your pockets? Splitting
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| | fast you're going. The easiest way to
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| your attention from the process of
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| | manage your speeds is to keep pace with
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| driving immediately puts your driving on
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| | the traffic around you. And most
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| auto pilot. You are no longer consciously
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| | importantly, don't change lanes or weave
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| involved in operating your two ton box of
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| | in and out of traffic when at high
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| metal - you find you can't remember what
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| | speeds.
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| you saw, or that you changed lanes a mile
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| | Defensive Driving Key #4. Don't Drive
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| back. Most importantly, your response
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| | Impaired
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| rate is reduced and impaired. You cannot
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| | If you have any alcohol, you must wait
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| react quickly to new stimuli because your
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| | two hours for every drink consumed before
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| conscious brain is not involved in the
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| | you drive. And always follow up alcohol
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| active reception of such information.
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| | with an equal amount of water. It will
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| So how can you increase your ability to
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| | allow you to maintain your "buzz" for a
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| pay active attention while driving? Never
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| | good length of time, but will help your
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| chat on your cell phone - in some states
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| | body return to full capacity when you
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| like California, it is now illegal to
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| | begin winding down (provided you wait the
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| drive and talk on the phone. Try not to
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| | prescribed amount of time after drinking
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| daydream, and if someone else is in the
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| | before driving).
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| car with you, do not look at them while
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| | And don't kid yourself. Just because you
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| talking - keep your eyes and attention on
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| | think you can walk in a straight line
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| the road. Averting your eyes, for even
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| | doesn't mean you can drive adequately.
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| two seconds, while talking to a
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| | Just as talking on a cell phone impairs
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| passenger, could put both your lives in
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| | your ability to drive defensively and
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| serious danger.
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| | safely, having any alcohol in your system
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| Also form good driving habits. For
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| | when you're driving will impair your
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| instance, if you're making a trip to a
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| | ability to react to road conditions or
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| new destination, get familiar with your
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| | other drivers.
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| map or directions before getting into
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| | This also goes for being sick, tired, or
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| your car. Make sure that you can recall
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| | otherwise impaired. If you do not feel
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| most of them from memory so that you are
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| | you have a clear head, do not drive. If
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| not forced to finger through, or
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| | your eyes or head hurt too much, don't
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| constantly look at your papers while
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| | drive. If you have trouble staying awake,
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| driving. In addition, pace yourself - if
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| | or you've had to take medication that
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| you're hungry, stop and eat at the
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| | makes you drowsy, don't drive.
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| restaurant. Don't drive through and eat
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| | Defensive Driving Key #5. Buy and
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| while driving. If you're tired, pull over
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| | Maintain Safe Driving Equipment
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| and rest. Don't gamble your life and
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| | If you drive an older model vehicle, find
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| another's just because you're in a hurry
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| | out what equipment your car has and
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| or you believe you won't fall asleep.
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| | consider upgrading. You want to ensure
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| Driving is hypnotic - eventually you will
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| | that you have ABS (anti-lock) brakes,
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| fall asleep if you are not well rested.
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| | traction control systems, and air-bags.
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| Defensive Driving Key #2. Maintain Your
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| | Auto engineering continues to impress -
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| Distance
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| | consider the latest in safety technology:
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| This is particularly difficult for those
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| | run flat tires, SOS systems that will
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| of us living in Southern California.
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| | automatically notify paramedics if your
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| We're practically raised on tailgating!
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| | vehicle is in an accident, and active
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| But nevertheless, following too closely
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| | systems that assist with safely managing
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| behind another vehicle accounts for 40%
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| | your vehicle, such as Active Cruise
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| of vehicle accidents. Plus, in the event
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| | Control that will automatically change
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| of a rear-end collision, the fault
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| | your speed to match a slower vehicle in
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| automatically falls on the rear vehicle -
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| | front of you, and to maintain a
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| even if the driver honestly believes the
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| | pre-determined distance behind.
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| front vehicle stopped too suddenly.
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| | Because upgrading an older vehicle to
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| This is because if you maintain the
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| | these new technologies can get
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| proper distance, it's almost impossible
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| | exceedingly expensive, you may consider
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| to hit the vehicle in front of you -
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| | selling your used car for a newer model.
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| because you've allowed yourself enough
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| | If this is the case, we can help. We are
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| A good rule of thumb is the "two second"
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| | Southern California, having bought and
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| If counting seems difficult to measure
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