The average person is in an automobile collision once every 10 years, (5.1 years if you live in Washington, DC). And for every 150 accidents, 68 people are injured, and 1 person dies. The fact is, most “accidents” are predictable. If they are predictable, they are preventable. Before someone is involved in collision, they have inevitably experienced a few “close calls”. This is a result of high risk driving behavior.
I was once one of those drivers who esteemed himself a much better than average driver (as most people do) and grew very impatient with the slow-pokes who didn’t know how to drive. I resented the rest stops my kids cried for on long trips, knowing that everyone I had just passed on the freeway was now whizzing by and taking pleasure seeing me parked. What is taking them so long? Don’t they know we just dropped back innumerable places in the race?
I had many near misses as a result of my aggressive driving and more than a few horns and obscene gestures intended for me. It was predictable that I would end up in a serious collision. Intervention, however, came just in time in the form of expert driving tips that have kept me collision free for 32 years. These are the principles I have found to be the most important, and helpful in other areas of my life as well. Continue reading ‘10 Tips to Avoid Ever Being in an Accident’ »