Health Tip: Safety on Wheel

Posted by admin in Healthy Tips, Safe Driving on 07 29th, 2008 | no responses

Most of us get a driving license and start thinking that we can do anything with our top notch vehicles like Freelander . We tend to forget that we can do justice to the license and to ourselves only when we drive safely. “Safe Driving” is not just a chapter to learn and memorize in order to pass the driving test. It means a cautious and disciplined approach towards driving which needs a significant amount of intelligence and common sense.

Discipline, for safety on wheels, requires:

a) Self-analysis: One who rates himself, as the “Best Driver in the world”, is undoubtedly the worst driver. If a passenger complains about fast or risky driving, a driver should never ignore it. Instead, he in his own mind should analyze his driving and should always continue to do so. A continuous analysis should only help the driver by preventing the repetition of errors like a fast corner, or an improper entry into the freeway or a risky quick jump into the traffic.

b) Use of Brain: The driver who continually uses his brain and is ever alert is an excellent driver. The driver’s brain should be able to continuously assimilate and respond to myriad details like (a) traffic and road conditions, (b) condition of the vehicle being driven, (c) weather conditions, (d) external factors, (e) visibility and (f) behavior of surrounding drivers, only to name a few.

Tips for safety on wheels:

The brakes and the status of the brake oil should be checked every morning before venturing onto the roads.
The driver should always adjust the rear-view mirror according to his convenience. He should also always ensure that no passenger or object is obstructing his view through the rear shield.
The turn signals, brake lights, headlights and taillights should be properly checked before embarking on the road.
The cleanliness of the windshields and windows should be confirmed before starting. The interiors of the windshields and windows should be regularly cleansed to ensure better visibility. The driver should make sure that the motor of the windshield wiper is working and the blades of the wiper are not damaged or worn-out.
Speed should be within the speed limit if weather or road conditions are poor.
If braking seems to be problematic, the driver should always maintain a more than usual distance from the vehicle in front.
The wipers and the headlights should be turned on as soon as it begins to rain.
A strict check should be kept on the speed if it rains heavily. Wet roads can be hazardous as skidding of the wheels causes fatal accidents.
When heavy rain hampers visibility, the vehicle should be lodged somewhere.
When the vehicle comes across a storm, the driver should slide down all the windows to let the wind pass by. Rolling up of the windows, will turn the car into a closed object and thus will make it susceptible to getting overturned by the stormy winds.
If the storm gets fiercer and the driver needs to park the car, he should never lodge it underneath a tree.
Most of the road accidents occur due to intoxicated drivers. Drugs or alcohol severely hamper one’s alertness, nerves and senses, and thus drivers are strictly advised to drive only when sober.

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