What is the best safety tip you can give to a newly passed car driver aged 18?
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Check the blind spot!!
Always be courteous to other drivers, it makes driving less stressfull.
remember your blind spot and dont speed!
Don't put your finger in electic sockets.
(oh and don't play with matches)
let me know when your on the road
Never ever drink (or drug) drive.
check your blind spots
Stay out of my way
Dont lose your temper
Try not to get flustered if you make a mistake
Watch out for bikes (any type) comming up your inside at junctions
Be vigilent every second the car is in motion. You may be careful, but the other driver may NOT be.
dont speed and watch out for the ***-holes who think they own the roads
1. Try not to imagine that just because you've passed your test that you're agood driver. You're not.
2. Drive as if every other on the road (and pedestrians) are idiots. That gets you towards defensive (as oppsed to aggressive) driving.
dont take risks and dont speed. saw a lad of 18 do that on the way to work this morning and he nearly killed himself. and guess what yep he was only 30 seconds ahead of me at the junction.
dont drink and drive .and keep within the speed limit..just drive according to road conditions.
expect the unexpected from other drivers.you may be a good driver ,but you dont know what the moron coming towards you may be like.safe journeys and happy driving
Keep your distance, reduce speed in adverse weather conditions, watch your blind spot, don't reverse into a main road, regularly check your tyres, oil, anti-freeeze, don't use mobile phone, join the aa,rac..
do the advanced course - Pass Plus
"R" is not for Race. and a Yellow Traffic light does not mean "Floor It!!"
Treat all other road users as stupid. Watch them at all costs it will be them that cause accidents. If they have big exhaust pipes and loud music then they probably have a very tiny penis and thus brain.
Drive Safely!
Imagine that there is a razor sharp blade atached to the stearing wheel , that way you wont go whizzing around , coz if you crash that blades gonna get you , but seriously now is when you start learning how to drive , and experiance is the best teacher there is ,you will make mistakes but if you treat the road with respect , they will be little ones and you will learn from them .
Do whatever it takes to follow these rules:
1) Never hit Anyone (People can die)
2) If you have Passengers, Never put them in danger. (People can die)
3) Never hit Anything (People can die, or it gets expensive)
This of course leads to discussions about not speeding, not drinking, insurance costs, etc..
Mine would be a simple one - don't listen to any music, or the radio, for the first month or so. Really get to know the sounds your car makes, that way you'll become more aware when things start to sound 'wrong'. Also music can be a real distraction - you should devoting all your concentration to the pedestrians, cyclists, other road users, motorbikes, traffic lights, and all the millions of other things that can catch you out.
Good luck! You'll have a lot of fun once you build your confidence up.
The best advice I can give is philosophical: Driving is a contract you agree to live up to when you earn your driver's license. Every time you drive you and the other drivers have agreed in advance, under penalty of fines by police, to obey the traffic rules, in order to create a system where everyone gets where they want to go safely and efficiently.
If you speed, don't signal, don't pay attention, then you have broken that contract and have no business driving, even if you aren't caught, your sense of pride and self respect in an honest person, not a contract breaking liar/cheater, should be your motivation.
Also, it's not your job to enforce the contract other than the occasional *beep beep* to warn or chasten others who are endangering you. In the event of an encounter with a criminal, a bad driver, one should do as if one were in a bank being robbed, let the police handle it, and get out of the robber's way. You wouldn't tackle the robber yourself, and neither should you yell, threaten, or assault a bad driver, nor would you follow the robber and demand some money too after he leaves, so you don't speed, double park, &c. just because other people do it.
OK, here's some tips too:
Always look over your shoulder before changing lanes because the mirrors don't show everything.
Better to stop behind a car than try to go around into the bike lane or off the road, because someone could be there, or there could be pot holes or a weak shoulder.
When the light turns green always proceed into the intersection slowly, carefully looking to either side to be sure no one is running the red light.
Always signal any turn or lane change or speed change. Telling the other cars what you intend to do is essential.
1) WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT and 2) When you are behind the wheel, it is the MOST important thing you are doing, and nothing should be allowed to interfere with it. A car is a potentially lethal weapon; it can kill you or someone else if you are careless or believe that you are invincible. This isn't intended to scare you - it's simply a fact. If you treat it with respect, and promise yourself that you will never take your safety for granted, you will be a much better driver than 90% of the people on the road. As a new driver, realize that you are not yet seasoned and as skilled as you will one day be, and adjust your driving accordingly. While you can't be indecisive behind the wheel, don't let anybody tell you that reasonable caution is un-cool or any other crap. A little extra caution while you're new to the road can save your life.
Stay right, unless passing, or turning left soon.
Don't ever get over confident.
Do not go on a Motorway until you have been driving for 2 months then take an experienced driver with you the first time.
You will go through an overconfidence stage and crash, may be causing minimal damage, maybe killing someone, its all down to luck, but there is this period when you feel confident before your responses become automatic, where you are lethal.
I would suggest you practice emergecy stops on wet roads when there is no one around and drive until driving becomes second nature.
However safety must take second place to obeying Laws, it is more important to learn to spot Gatso speed cameras and speed Camera vans and plod with radar than to drive safely, also traffic light cameras, it is better to be hit from behind doing a crash stop to avoid crossing on red than get a fixed penalty because in the UK 2 fixed penalties and you have to take a test again..
Bloke a few miles away reversed his car, over a 4 year old, killed him. You dont crash because you go fast, but you do get fined.
Forget safety. Keep Legal
THE prime rule of driving : Everybody else out there wants to kill you.
Dont forget it.Drive accordingly.
Only a fool breaks the two second rule. Say that as the car in front of you passes a stationary object.If you pass the same object as you are saying it drop back a little.2 seconds gap between you could save your life.It gives you time to react. Well it should.
This one isnt easy :Dont drive tensed up.Relax a little.Its easier to notice things around you and you may notice something that could possibly cause a problem.Like the shadow of a kid behind a car.Is he gonna run out without looking?You spotted him.You can stop in time to avoid him..
If your mates start playing silly buggers in the car ignore them.Your job as the driver is to be safe..
Try and drive smoothly.It sounds easy doesnt it? Smooth on the throttle,clutch,brakes.Why? If you feel relaxed your passsengers will too.Smooth can equal safe.
Anything else? Hmm beware of speed cameras.
Bnut above all else enjoy driving.Treat it as a skill to be honed.
Keep you eyes on the road, accidents usually happen from people simply not paying attention!!
Do not think that you can drive because you have passed your test it takes a long time you are always learning what those stupid drivers are going to do next.Do not go speeding,drive for the conditions be extra alert , kids in the car watch your speed drive with extra care. I know a girl passed her test Daddy very proud of her the idiot of a rich Daddy buys her an XR3. what happens she could not handle it puts it through a barbed wire fence into a field lucky she was ok. Rich Daddy did not realise he caused the accident by giving her a car she could not handle.Remember you have a lethal weapon in your hands.Safe driving to you.
Drive as if you were planning every move for the next five cars ahead of you and the next five behind you! You are now operating a deadly weapon, and you have little training so far! So plan every move carefully!! Don't drive to close, don't drive too fast, and assume that you brakes will not stop you very fast!
I have 55 years on road without a wreck yet!
The best advice I can give is don't drive at night until you have some experience behind you; DON'T overload your car and always remember life is not a race. Take care and enjoy life.
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