Defensive driving tips for accident prevention

Defensive driving is one that reduces the risk of highway accidents while increasing the safety of the driver. A defensive driver is one who follows a set of rules and steers clear from any bad driving habits. This is one of the best ways to prevent accidents.

Here are some defensive driving tips to prevent accidents:

1.      Leave room for error: you need to anticipate the negligence and bad driving of others on the road and leave room for error. This reduces risk by allowing the distance between other vehicles. This can prevent the driver from crashing into someone during bad weather or stop and go traffic.

2.      Buckle up: a defensive driver also waits for everyone in their vehicle to get buckled up before starting the journey. The risk of injury is reduced when everyone in the vehicle has buckled up. Minimizing the risk of injuries is a key factor in defensive driving.

3.      Follow speed limits: highway officials have set speed limits and a defensive driver adheres by it. Regardless of how late they might be getting, a defensive driver always follows the speed limits which are set. Speeding is the reason for more than 30% of all accidents. It is better to be safe than sorry, right? Injuries and fatalities caused could be reduced if every driver followed the speed limits.

4.      Be aware and focused” a defensive driver knows optimal performance requires them to be alert, focused as well as cautious at every moment. They are better prepared for pedestrians, emergency vehicles, cyclists or even animals. Accidents are more likely to occur when you are not paying attention to the road. Defensive drivers are always aware of what is happening in front of them. This allows them to take into account the hazardous driving of other drivers as well.

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