Follow these motoring tips

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Follow these motoring tips & you'll help reduce your risk of being involved in an accident as well as improve your personal safety as a motorist.

When it is raining, a foggy night, or any combination of these, the gap should be doubled to two seconds. safety gap between vehicles

When you stop behind another vehicle in a line of traffic, always ensure you are able to clearly see the bottom of the vehicle's rear tires. This ensures you are not close to the other vehicle. Also, as you commence to move your two-second gap will already be in place.

Keep to the left at all times unless overtaking. The right hand lane is for overtaking, or turning right. Use it for driving straight through only if the left lane is obstructed by road works or parked vehicles, or if it is not useable for any reason. indicate early

Keep Left

Drive with Anticipation

Where practical, use your indicators for at least 30 metres before commencing to turn or change lanes, to tell other road users what you will do.

Expect the unexpected & be aware that they all make mistakes sometimes. The other driver may forget to indicate, or to look to see if you are near by. If you have anticipated this may happen, it won't be a surprise. stop at lights or stop signs

When you stop at the lights or at a stop sign, your automobile should be behind the thick stop line. There's some intersections, where if you stop over the stop line & a truck or bus turns in to the street that you are leaving; it will collide with your vehicle. plan ahead

Always plan well ahead. Your line of sight should travel parallel to the road, not down onto it. This makes it not as hard for you to prepare for anything that may happen long before you get there.

Overtaking

Overtaking is probably two of the most hazardous manoeuvres a driver can perform, on a two-way carriageway. often the vehicle you overtake is only travelling slightly slower than you are. Make sure that you have room to go well past the overtaken vehicle before you move back to the left. Don't cut them off.

Drive Smoothly

Night driving can be difficult. Oncoming vehicles' headlights can dazzle you & you must keep alert to the lights & reflective of cyclists & motorcycles. Pedestrians can be impossible to see. Traffic lights can appear to blend in with advertising signs. driver courtesy

Drive smoothly & make decisions early so that you can accelerate, brake & change gears smoothly. It will make your vehicle last longer, cost you less, & it is far more comfortable for your passengers. Rough acceleration, braking, or steering, can easily cause your automobile to skid. night driving

Leave yourself more space from the automobile in front, as this will generate more time for you to be able to see what is ahead & prepare for anything that may happen.

Be Courteous & Share the Road:

While in your automobile, keep the doors locked at all times.

Permit other drivers to merge or change lanes easily. Only use your horn as a warning sound & do not use it out of frustration. Always try to stay relaxed & concentrate on your own driving & safety than the behavior of others. Don't gesture to other drivers or engage in arguments. Be forgiving of other drivers' mistakes. Don't take your personal frustration out on the road. Be aware of the needs of other drivers, & all other road users like pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists & heavy vehicles.

If you find yourself being followed while driving, try to keep calm & maintain your driving skills. Go to the nearest police station, petrol station or well-lit convenience store. Only leave your automobile when you feel the threat has passed. Document the incident to the police. Brief Summary for the Editorial: Motoring tips & you'll help reduce your risk of being involved in an accident as well as improve your personal safety as a motorist.