DRIVE HOME SAFELY

New generation cars are teamed with innovative and advanced technology to include wider options on safety. The key factors contributing to the increasing number of fatalities on roads are high speed, overtaking and alcoholism. The best way to add more number of years to life is to follow the traffic rules, road regulations and safe driving tips. The increasing number of vehicles in the country has catapulted the importance of safety. While we can’t do much about the circumstances we all are in, here are a few tips to keep you safe on road:

• Always follow lane while driving and avoid jumping lanes.
• Always stay within the speed limits.
• Look for road signs and give due importance to them.
• Don’t honk unnecessarily as it causes noise pollution.
• While pulling out a parked car, always look for other vehicles in the rear view mirror and then move forward slowly.
• Use indicators while turning the vehicle left or right and put the indicators on at least 30 meters before turning the way you want.
• Be extra careful while reversing and look for pedestrians and other obstacles.
• Overtake when it’s absolutely necessary and keep optimum distance from the vehicle which you are trying to overtake.
• Don’t speed past a bus which has just stopped to disembark passengers as people trying to cross the road will be blinded due to the stationary vehicle.
• Always park your car in a zone allotted for it.
• Don’t park at the corners of roads and always keep optimum distance from another car.
• Avoid speeding and leave for your destination a little early to avoid over speeding during the journey.
• Don’t stop abruptly. Slow down before stopping to give enough warning to the vehicles behind you.
• Drive slowly during the rainy season, brake repeatedly after you have come out of water logged patch.
• While driving at night make sure that all lights (head and tail) are working. Make sure to drive at night with the headlight in low beam to avoid bedazzling drivers of vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
• While driving on the highways make sure you maintain proper distances from heavy vehicles as they might not be able to stop at a short notice.
• Take adequate rest while going for long drives to prevent fatigue and exhaustion.

If these points are kept in mind when you taking your car out, chances are there that you will reach home safe and sound to be with your loved ones.