1.Make sure that your tires are in good condition and are inflated with the proper amount of air.
Having a fracture in tires is extremely dangerous, especially if one of the front wheels is affected.
In case a front tyre gets cut, the car turn, and risks of accident are proportional with the speed.
2.Before making a jurney, being likely possible you will be driving at night, make sure that all your vehicle lights are in good working condition.
Even though it is illegal to drive with defects in the electric panel, broken fuses, or unfunctional lights, many drivers forget checking the the technical condition of vehicles before starting on a trip.
Don't forget to verify the vehicle every time you start, especially if you drive a rented car or a loaned one.
3.Whilst driving, keep both hands on the steering wheel.
Many drivers like showing their skills by driving with only one hand, while another hand is hung on the door's window.
Keep in mind that this way of driving is dangerous for both - the driver, and the other participants, as the reaction time which is critical in case of accidents is drastically increased and collision may not get avoided anymore.
Never drive with your elbow on the window!
4.Look carefully straight ahead as well as both sides of the road.
The most frequent mistake done by beginners is exccessive attention in front of the car, neglecting what happens in sides or behind.
Seldom, accidents are determined by wrong appreciation of space and distance aside the car, while changing lanes.
5.Do not brake or increase speed suddenly on bends.
Given the dynamic nature of changing direction, sudden acceleration or brake will put the car under extreme tensions that may throw the car off the road.
Even if the car may not slide off the road, there is a risk of sliding and going on the oposite lane, reason for which the curves are considered the most dangerous traffic hazard.
6.Give your full attention to the task of driving.
Even if the law does not restrict us having other activities while driving, full concentration on the road is required.
Nowadays texting on the wheel is a common practice, especially in stationary traffic at rush hour.
Don't forget that the human brain is constructed to focus on one activity at a time, so even discussing or chatting with other passengers is dangerous.
Another factor that perturbs the driver's time of reaction, focus, and attention is the level of music in the vehicle.
7.When you are feeling tired and you feel there is a possibility you may fall asleep, pull over to the side of the road and rest before continuing.
The human evolution adapted our neural system to support stress, and under extreme need of sleep the brain uses to suspend any conscient activity for one or two seconds in order to recover just a bit and resume intensive actions.
Even though such tireness condition is difficult to evaluate on drivers as easily as the alcohol levels, traffic psychologists consider the tireness much more dangerous than the alcohol consumption.
8.Excesive speed is in most cases the most common cause of lethal car accidents.
Most of the accidents are due to excessive speed.
People drive with excessive speed because they are tired, don't adapt to the environment conditions, or simply because they are over-confidents.
Any reason may be behind the high speed practice, drivers must try adjusting the speeds to reasonable and legal limits.
9.Do not rely solely on your brakes.
Brakes, as any mechanical system, are prone to unexpected failures.
Even if you have freshly new brake tiles, at any time you may have a failure of the hydraulic system that sends the commands to the wheels.
In case you are running on off-road and the car gets hit with stones, there is a chance to break the brake liquid pipes.
For the cars that are manufactured today, to avoid the risks, the new brake pumps are a system of two pumps or even four pumps that are acting individually on wheels, which in case of a failure to ensure rendundancy and a minimum of brake effort until the first stop to the service.
