Denfensive Driving
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Defensive Driving;
Due to people commuting everyday, defensive driving is one of the most important skills that you can learn.
Defensive driving is one of the most important skills that you can learn. Not only will it keep you safe, it will protect your drivers license and keep your insurance costs down. Defensive driving is all about observation, anticipation, and creating space between you and the other hazards that you meet on the road. These defensive driving tips will help to keep you and your vehicle safe, save you money, and make your road trips more enjoyable.
“More than 50,000 people in the US loose their lives due to road accidents”, they can be prevented by learning defensive driving .I was in a tragic automobile accident in May 2000, a young man ran a stop sign and slammed into the passenger side of the car, even though this accident was devastating, because of the accident, I am a more cautious driver and pay closer attention to my surroundings, in addition I took a defensive driving course. The course has helped me a lot, I am aware of what is around me, also this has helped me not to be an aggressive driver .In my opinion everyone who drives should really take the defensive driving course, this course will make you a more safer driver .The course will also help with your fears, reactions, and so much more.
With all the road rage, careless driving, speeding, and everyone rushing along in life; we should all stop and think about how we can make the roads a safer place to drive . The truth of the matter is we all have to commute to work, school and to run errands, with that being said I believe we all need to take defensive driving to make the roads and highways a safer and more enjoyable place. There are many good reasons to a take defensive driving course; we can all make driving safer and more enjoyable.
You can take courses online or contact the department of motor vehicles in your area to find out more,( http://www.dmv.org/defensive-driving.php) this website should be of help ,also here is some important information on the benefits of defensive driving; (http://www.insweb.com/learningcenter/articles/auto-defensive-driving.htm) some of their information from the website is as follows;
“The benefits of taking a defensive driving course are hard to pass up. “
• “It could save your life - According to the National Safety Council, an estimated 77% of accidents are due to driver error. Brushing up on your defensive driving skills will provide you with the techniques needed to avoid an accident and serve as an important reminder to drive defensively at all times.
• Some states permit defensive driver/driver improvement school attendance in lieu of conviction/points for certain violations. Point reductions can have a dramatic
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