You must know the seven tips to save your life while driving
You must know the seven tips to save your life while driving. The number one killer in the United States is driving. Statistical reports from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that car accidents occur in the United States between the ages of five and 34...
You must know the seven tips to save your life while driving. The number one killer in the United States is driving. Statistics from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that car accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans aged five to 34. Globally, 1.3 million people die in car accidents every year, and more than 20 million to 50 million people are injured. Because the cost of car accidents is too high, the United Nations has declared that in the ten years between 2011 and 2020, it will promote road safety and launch new life-saving plans in 70 countries around the world. The questionnaire survey released by GMAC Insurance Company in May was even more shocking. There are 36.9 million drivers in the United States. If you take the written test today, one in five people will not be able to pass the test and get a driver's license. The survey shows that drivers in Kansas have the best basic driving knowledge, while drivers in Washington have the worst basic driving skills. Charlie Halfen, a former UPS (United Parcel Service) express company fleet safety manager who is now a driving safety consultant for many companies, provides seven tips to save your life while driving: 1. How should you respond when the traffic light turns yellow? This simple question failed 85% of the 5130 drivers surveyed. The correct response was to stop when it was safe. 2What is the number one driving mistake causing car accidents? The answer is that drivers are distracted and doing other things, especially young drivers under the age of 20. A survey of 2,300 minor Americans showed that 68% had experienced a distracted driving crash in the past year. Call or send text messages on your mobile phone while driving, or change songs while looking at the screen while driving. The federal government's statistical report in 2009 also stated that 448,000 Americans were injured in car accidents caused by distracted driving, and 5,474 people died as a result. 3. Where do car accident injuries most commonly occur? The answer is intersections, the number one danger zone for serious car accidents. Drivers often think they have the right of way and drive straight ahead, but this idea of relying on other drivers to obey traffic rules is very dangerous and wrong, especially when the rate of distracted driving is so high. 4How should we deal with intersections to be safe? The answer is: look left, look right, look left again, and make sure there are no cars coming from the left or right before passing. And be prepared to brake. Even if you have the right of way, be mentally prepared for someone to break the rules. Since left turns have the highest accident rate, Haifen recommends that drivers try to turn right instead of left. This is not only safer but also more fuel-efficient, because idling the engine while the car is waiting to turn left consumes more fuel. 5 Best Ways to Avoid Colliding with His Car in a Parking Lot? The answer is to reverse into a parking space when parking. Those who are not used to reversing parking may find it scary at first, but it will become a habit. The advantage of this is that you have a clear view when facing oncoming traffic when driving away. Unlike reversing through the rear mirror, it is easy to hit oncoming cars or pedestrians behind you. 6 simplest life-saving measures in a car accident? The answer is that no matter how short the journey is, everyone in the car must wear a seat belt, and children under eight years old or under 4 feet 9 inches must ride in a child safety seat. Wearing seat belts can reduce car accident casualties by more than 50%. 7. What is the safe following distance? Only 25% of those surveyed took three seconds to answer the question correctly. However, Haifen suggested that it is best to maintain a reaction time of four seconds to prevent the vehicle in front of you from suddenly braking and the rear vehicle not being able to brake quickly enough to hit you. The way to estimate the distance between vehicles is to choose a road sign and silently count the time it takes for the vehicle in front to pass the road sign. If you pass in less than four seconds, you are driving too fast and should slow down.
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