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I have driven for many years and logged many miles driving. I have almost been hit and killed by drivers with poor drivings habits. So I compiled a list of driver DO’s and DON’Ts.

DO:

• Buckle Up
• Pay Attention (be aware of your surroundings, fog or ice up ahead means slow down, children at the curb may step into traffic, etc.)
• Be aware of the size of your vehicle and how it handles (if you don’t know how to drive it, especially in bad weather, then pull over and park)
• Be aware of other vehicles around you (a semi can’t stop as quick, can’t see what’s beside them, etc)
• Turn your headlights on at night or dusk (this is so that other drivers can see you)
• Make sure all of your lights work (again, so other drivers can see you)
• Turn your High Beams off (oncoming traffic cannot see the road when you do this)
• Turn the radio down! (this allow you to hear emergency vehicles and this noise pollution affects others, especially with the excessive bass)
• Clear the snow off ALL of your windows prior to driving (these drivers with “keyhole” windows through the snow are a danger to everyone)
• Adjust your driving to the weather (All-Wheel drive and Four-wheel drive do not help you to turn or stop on slippery roads, they just help you to get going)

DO NOT:

• Drive drunk (this is a no brainer)
• Cut others off (deliberately causing Road Rage is a bad idea)
• Use your cell phone while driving (Seriously, I almost got ran off the road by someone who was texting!)
• Tailgate (do you really know what the driver in front of you might do?)
• Race others (there are race tracks for this)
• Assume others will get out of your way (this goes with not tailgating, just because you are in a monster SUV does not mean you have right of way)
• Do rabbit stops, at lights or stop signs (one day you won’t stop in time and you will be hit broadside)