These tips will help you have a safer driving experience. Please read them over and practice following them. They may save your life.
1. Always use the seat belt - THIS MEANS YOU. Every living thing inside the car should be buckled up or secured.
2. Keep the car doors locked. Yes, even while driving. I have been approached by strangers on streets, in parking lots and in yards that have tried to enter the car. My locked car doors have saved my life.
3. Be aware. This means no talking on cell phones, no spanking the kids, no eating and no reading. If you must do these things, park the car in a safe area. Always be aware of who is in the vicinity of your car at all times.
4. Keep a safety pack in your car. This should include an instant fix a flat tire can, a roll of paper towels, a bottle of water, a roll of tape, a pen, a notepad, a package of crackers, a first aid kit and an umbrella.
5. Be patient. Only blow your horn when you have to. Some people are violent and on edge. Your horn blowing could possible trigger them to get out of their car and confront you. This is a terrible experience you want to avoid.
6. Always park your car in a safe place. This means a place where you feel comfortable in and that is well lit at night.
7. Never roll down your window if someone you do not know should approach the car.
Talk through the window.
8. Make sure your car has a good spare tire and changing tools.
9. Make sure you have current insurance proof, car registration and driver identification in your car at all times.
10. Keep an emergency identification card that states your emergency contact people and their phone numbers in your car. This card should also have any medical condition you may have on it.
In summary, these tips should help you to be safer in your car. Always use your better judgment. If a road or area does not look safe to you, it probably isn't. Avoid taking that risk.
Stay safe!
Bridgitte is retired and has traveled many safe miles.
Her webpage can be found at http://All4Webs.com/i/3/bridgitte/home.htm
