How To Avoid Car Accidents [Infographic]

If we do a post-mortem of all the car accidents, nine out of ten times we will come to know that the accidents would have occurred because of negligence, rashness or mistake of one person. Most of us focus on driving the car and also are more concerned about reaching the destination. While this is important, equally important is to drive same and find out some simple ways by which we can avoid car accidents. Here are a few tips which perhaps could help in this.

How To Avoid Car Accidents

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Fast lane could be disasters in case of emergency situations and therefore should be avoided unless it is absolutely essential. When you are in the right or center lane you have much higher chances of escaping whenever there is an emergency.

While driving at high speeds or even when negotiating city traffic you must be alert and alive to the situation which could suddenly enfold. Things might be quite smooth and something deadly could happen within a few minutes.

Blind spots are often considered to be one of the most common reasons for accidents. While rear mirrors could help you to know what is happening behind you, you must not fail to look into lines and other blind spots from where vehicle could come at big speeds.

While having both hands in the steering is important, you must be sure that you are making optimal use of it. Your hands should be in the 9 o clock and 3 o clock position which will helps to negotiate your way through even in emergencies.

The quality of the driver could often be judged by the condition of the car. If you wish to avoid accidents you must ensure that the car’s mechanical and electrical devices are maintained in good condition at all times.

Use of mobile phones while driving is an invitation to disaster and should be avoided as much as possible.  Even hands free mobile phoning should not be encouraged because it will most certainly distract attention and could lead to serious accidents within a few seconds.

Trying to short change the traffic rules and jumping traffic signals are often considered to be one of the most important reasons for accidents. Hence, you must never take your guard off when following traffic signals and you also must be aware of the basic traffic rules and regulations.

Driving under influence is certainly the worst form of crime one can commit as a driver. It certainly will lead to a number of accidents and in most cases they will be serious and even fatal.