Defensive driving techniques can help you to avoid an accident and they can actually help your car to stay in great condition for a lot longer. Here are some tips you can use every day from Allman’s Automotive to be a much more defensive driver.
Act Like Other Drivers Don’t See You
Too many car owners drive around with the expectation that the other drivers can see them and are trying to avoid them. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you adopt an attitude that other drivers don’t see you, that’s going to cause you to be more careful yourself. And this technique can help you to be more aware of what other drivers are doing.
Don’t Assume You Know What Someone Is About to Do
Along the same line of thinking, if you’re operating under the assumption that you know what other drivers are about to do, you end up falling into a trap of sorts. If they aren’t signaling or following other rules of the road, you’re really just guessing about what they might do with their own cars. That can lead directly to a wreck, which is not what anyone wants.
Leave Plenty of Space to Move if You Have To
You always want to leave as much space as possible between your car and the cars around you. That leaves everyone room to move around and to avoid problems if they have to do so. When you’re bumper to bumper with other cars, you have a lot fewer choices when situations are changing rapidly around you. How much space you need increases when the speed you and other drivers are traveling at increases.
Avoid Trying to Outrun Lights or Anything Else
Every driver has at some point tried to outrun a yellow light, hoping to make it before the light turns red. If that is a habit rather than a once in a while occurrence, though, you can experience some really serious consequences for that choice. It doesn’t save you any time to try to skip a red light and if it does lead to an accident, that’s something unfortunate that could have been avoided.
Allman’s Automotive in Groveland, MA can help you with any repair or maintenance needs your car has. Just give us a call and we can set up an appointment to take a closer look at whatever issues your car is experiencing.