- Regularly check your vehicle
It is highly recommended that you regularly check your vehicle — check your brakes, wires, engines, tyre pressures and so on and pre-emptively maintain and fix them. This way, you seldom have to deal with emergencies or any safety issues. Stay aware of possible maintenance needed by your vehicle
2. Do not drive with worn tyres or without a spare
Driving without a spare tyre is a traffic offence as well as it is a safety issue. A spare tyre allows you to replace a worn or punctured tyre without fear of any dangers or accidents. This is particularly useful if you are travelling on a deserted road or in an area where the nearest mechanic shop is miles away.
3. Avoid Distractions
Avoid any kind of distraction like talking on cell-phones, eating, applying make-up, adjusting an outfit, doing homework with your child, talking with passengers and so on should be avoided while driving. This is because distractions do not allow you to give your full attention to the road.
4. Follow the three-second rule
For safety, it is advised that you maintain some space between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you. This gives you plenty of time to respond if the car ahead makes a sudden action that may affect you. To help with this, experts say you should go by the “three-second rule”. The three-second rule says when the vehicle ahead of you passes a stationary object, wait three seconds before passing by the same object.
5. Fasten Your Seat-belt
As important as the seatbelt is, it is often overlooked by many until they are faced by a Road Safety officer. The seatbelt keeps you in place during any kind of impact thereby reducing the risk of serious injuries and damage t your system. It keeps you safe and stops you from incurring a traffic fine for not wearing one.
For an easy and hitch-free driving experience, simply follow this simple rule:
“Assume everyone else on the road is an idiot” That way, you take responsibility for your own driving and are prepared for the possibly bad driving behaviours of other road users.
