Defensive Driving Tips: 70 Rules To Help Save Money And Lives

Defensive Driving Tips Save Money and Lives

Car wrecks and collisions in the United States are extremely costly-to vehicles and humans.  By most estimates, over twenty-two million are injured in car collisions every year in the United States. The repair costs associated with such collisions,  are staggering -- often quoted at more than $80 billion.  And that does not factor in such hidden costs as increased insurance rates and  lost time at work. Still sobering is the fact that about 50,000 people die each year in collisions on the roadways of the United States.

This carnage is unnecessary, since nearly all collisions are preventable.  Robert Schaller, a teacher and instructor of  defensive driving and traffic law in Arizona for over 15 years, has written a collection entitled "70 Rules of Defensive Driving." In this link, he shares wisdom gained from his teaching experience, and hard knock school experiences of his students.

Here is one brake system tip when you drive cars with ABS brakes:
If you try to pump ABS brakes, they will not work. Pumping ABS brakes defeats the computer's efforts to sense a wheel skid. If your vehicle has ABS brakes, when you need to stop in a hurry, press the brake hard and hold your foot on the pedal no matter what it feels or sounds like. ABS brakes pulsate, they rattle, and they make noise. Do not release the pedal until you no longer need to brake. If you want to prepare in advance, go to an  empty parking lot, and stop hard enough to activate your ABS system. You'll then know what it feels like-before you really have to use it. Doing so might save your life- or the life of someone else.

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