Key Tips for Safe Driving
- Avoid Distractions: Turn off your phone or keep it out of reach. Avoid eating or adjusting in-car entertainment while moving.
- Maintain Safe Distances: Use the “two-second rule” to keep space between you and the car ahead, doubling it in poor conditions.
- Drive Defensively: Constantly scan the road ahead and check mirrors to anticipate risks, rather than just reacting to the car directly in front.
- Watch Your Speed: Adhere to speed limits and reduce speed during bad weather or heavy traffic.
- Use Signals & Be Predictable: Signal your intentions early and avoid sudden, erratic movements like sharp braking or sudden lane changes.
- Never Drive Impaired or Tired: Avoid driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and take breaks every two hours if on a long journey.
- Maintain Your Vehicle: Keep tires properly inflated, brakes checked, and lights working to ensure the car is safe to operate.
- Junctions: Always come to a complete stop at red lights and stop signs, never rushing through yellow lights.
Any other tips or trends?
Remember M. S. P. S. L.
The new method of teaching is MSPSL ( Mirror, Signal, Position, Speed, Look). We spent time in the 80s explaining what we meant by saying manoeuvre,. Now it is broken down to Position, Speed and Look.
When you are driving use these areas as a check list
What’s happening in my mirrors.
Do I need to signal here to let others know what I am doing.
Is this the right position to do what I need to do,
Do I need to slow down or speed up.
Look again in my mirrors and where I want to go to confirm it is safe to carryout what I want to do.
