Driving Tips 1 - Before driving, always do a quick safety check of your car. Take a look at the tires to make sure they are properly inflated, check to make sure your lights and turn signals are working properly. Check for fluid leaks or items that may be hanging from the vehicle. Make sure your windshield wipers and horn are working properly.

Driving Tips 2 - Make sure you adjust your mirrors and seat before you start driving.

Driving Tips 3 - When stopping at a stop sign, make sure that as you apply your brakes you feel the car rock backwards slightly before moving forward again. Also make sure that you look to the left, then to the right, then straight forward, then again to the left before moving. This is also a good idea if you are at a traffic light that has just turned green.

Driving Tips 5 - If you are traveling behind other vehicles, you should always maintain a distance of at least four seconds between yourself and the next vehicle. To determine this timing, if the car in front of you passes a non-moving object, count to see how long it takes you to pass the same object. Back off your speed somewhat if you pass the object before counting to four. Increase this distance to eight seconds during bad weather or at night.

Driving Tips 6 - DO NOT USE YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING!! This will increase your chances of being in a collision by nearly 400 percent since you are not giving your full attention to the road. If you must make a call, pull over before pulling out your phone.

Driving Tips 7 - Pull over to the right side of the road and STOP when being approached by an oncoming emergency vehicle, such as police, fire truck, or ambulance.

Driving Tips 8 - If you are driving on a road with multiple lanes, stay in the right lane as much as possible and leave the left lanes to allow vehicles to pass one another.

Driving Tips 9 - Remember that your braking distance increases as your speed increases. When you drive at twice your ordinary speed, it takes your car four times as long to brake properly.

Driving Tips 10 - Be alert and watch the drivers around you. If they are on their phones, eating, or putting on makeup while driving, they are not paying as much attention to the road as they should be.

Driving Tips 11 - Be careful when driving in heavy rain. Some puddles on the road may be deeper than you expect and you might hydroplane. Although it is best to avoid them completely, if you have to drive through standing water on the road, do so carefully, don't rush through.

Driving Tips 12 - Don't turn your hi-beams on when driving in intense fog. Instead, drive with the low-beams. The intense light from the hi-beams is reflected when it hits the fog so it makes it even harder to see.

Driving Tips 13 - If your car is equipped with a cruise control, USE it. Just set the control to the speed limit and leave it alone. When you're on the highway, it reduces the risk of speeding due to a heavy foot.

Driving Tips 14 - Do NOT use cruise control in heavy traffic, on slippery surfaces, or on extremely hilly roads.

Driving Tips 15 - Look far ahead while driving, especially in turns. This will help you avoid trouble on straightaways, and helps taking turns and curves much more smoothly, even at higher speeds.

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