by: Christine Zafra
Safe Driving Institute, Inc., a well-known group whose primary aim is to make everyone aware of driving rules and regulations, posted in their website statistics that are rather disturbing:
1. About 77% of the drivers admitted that they use their mobile phones while driving
2. 60% admitted that they are oftentimes munching inside their cars while holding the steering wheel
3. Half of them said that they either do obscene acts to other drivers
4. Another half said that they almost reached dreamland while driving
5. About 53% pay unnecessary surcharges to their car insurance providers due to their existing traffic records.
If you have nodded your head even once while reading the posts above, then better change that road attitude of yours. First tip is for you to take up defense driving lessons. Yes, even if you say you’ve already been driving ever since you can remember, you might still want to take a lesson or two. Who knows? They might have developed new tactics as to how to bring your car to a full stop if you’re skidding on ice? Second is a matter of self-discipline and nobody can help yourself but you. It’s regarding your cellphone. If you’re really expecting a call, and the caller finally came through, you might want to park at the nearest curb first. There, you can talk your heart out—but NOT while driving!
Photo taken from http://www.sd36.bc.ca