Avoiding Accidents

Tips for avoiding car accidents

Stop Sign Double-double check - the road runs in front of my T at a stop sign. The road T into the street, winding narrow, with a "dangerous curve" before it gets to my path. So I've learned to make a quick left-right-left-right before you pull out and turn left. Too often it is that the second view on the right which will reveal a good vehicle in the blind spot between the windshield and passenger-side window or just get around that curve is dangerous. It saved me a different look from the accident.

Far Behind - When the back of the car park it is very important to not only check to the left and right to see if an approaching car, but also check out right behind you and make sure the car behind you do not choose that moment to come back out of the parking lot. You should also be aware of the buyer to walk behind the car, especially children who have run ahead of their parents and not easily seen from the back of your vehicle.

Never First Gate - If you're waiting at a red light to green to learn to wait seconds after lights before moving into the intersection. There will always be someone who comes from left or right, trying to drive through at the rear of a light yellow or even worse to think that if the car in front has time to make it through the yellow, which means that they can. Normally lights change just because they are entering the intersection, and if you chew on a bit to go as soon as you get green, you can easily find yourself in a bad accident.

Always look both ways - If you are in the intersection waiting to turn right, that instinct is to see the traffic coming from the left and then just start to turn right without a final exam in that direction. Unfortunately, many accidents happen because something has been changed to the right, such as moving pedestrians or vehicles crossing from the right to make U-turn on the road or even pull the car out of the car park just around the corner. If you turn without seeing who can become a sudden accident and it will be your fault.

Low-Tow - Do not rush to pull into traffic, you rush out as soon as the car drove past without knowing for sure that it is not towing the trailer behind a low. Tow low can be dangerous if you are in a hurry.

Check Your Blind Spot - When you change lanes in traffic you need to make sure that you actually turn your head and look back over your shoulder for vehicles that can sit in your blind spot mirror. It has happened too many times to count, that after seeing a glimpse in the rearview mirror, I just to make me physically turn my head really started to change lanes. Not good! Fortunately, there is never an accident but has been shut down several times and I'm sure the other driver is virtually the rest of the day condemned me.

Truck really can not see you - years ago I drove through the downtown area of ​​a small town, one of those where parallel parking between the sidewalk and the street where there are two roads in both directions. I drove into the right lane "outside" between parked cars and a big trunk lines in the trash. Suddenly, the truck began to change lanes and "screwed!" Of course, once he heard voices telling tail of metal against metal, he moved back to his lane. We went to the exchange of information and the first thing he said was: "I can not see you."

Consider Environment - When you drive through the residential neighborhood where cars are parked on the street ... SLOW DOWN! Children and pets are not thinking about you when they pursue their toys or each other on the street. With no warning at all that they can explode from between parked cars on the street in front of you if you go too fast, you will not be able to stop in time. Unfortunately, even going slowly does not guarantee that there will be no tragedy. So slow down and see when you drive through the neighborhood.