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Security TIPS for New Drivers
Practice makes perfect. Use our professional Practice Exams to ensure you know what to expect during the real Driving Permit Exam.
Drivers
of vehicles need to understand that they are never too safe when it comes to
operating their vehicle. You need to be safe while driving your vehicle even
if it means to be hearing of the same basic rules of driving over and over
again. Since you have your driver’s licence, means that you have driven a
few times and you are perfect with the basics. However, being precautious is
not bad and there are always things that you can learn or need repeating.As there is no such thing as a perfect driver, everyone has some weak points of driving which need to be perfected. The primary rule for all drivers is that no one is perfect and that there is always room for improvement. If this means hearing those same boring rules over and over again, it will be better for you. The basic driving tips need to be second nature to you and the more you hear the repetition of the same rules the better it is for you.
Practicing and perfecting the basics is what will make you a better driver. If you have just got your driver’s licence means that you are fairly new at driving and you still have a long way to go before you can be called a safe driver. One important thing that you will need to learn is about the vehicle that you will be using on an everyday basis.
The first thing that you will have to learn is about the Insurance Cover of your vehicle. When you are applying for the insurance for your vehicle you will have to consider things such as if the vehicle is yours or are you to use someone else’s vehicles such as your parents or one that belongs to your siblings.
If you are driving your parent’s car the insurance will cover you as long as you are living with them or going to an accredited school. Everyone needs help and here we give you tips for new drivers as to what to do if your car breaks down or God forbid if you meet with an accident.
1 . KNOW YOUR VEHICLE !!
You need to ensure that headlights and seatbelts are functional before you can start your journey and that you are familiarized of the feel of the car. This is particularly important if you are to drive the car all night and/or are going for a long journey
Maps help people when they are lost, and believe us there is more chances of you getting lost when going out of town. You may know the roads but when you are in the driver’s seat you will have a completely different view of the same known roads.
Sometimes you may mistake a wrong shortcut and will land up in some unknown place. A map will help you come back to course or in certain cases help you if you need to take a detour from known and familiar roads.
3. SAFETY KIT - A MUST FOR EVERY CAR!
When you are studying for the tests you will have to study with all the positive emotions with you. Like all other tests you will have to be far from negative emotions and circumstances which will greatly affect the results that you will achieve. We recommend that you study a night before your DMV permit exam. It is advised to study your handbook thoroughly and also take the free exams that are available on our site; you can have yourself quizzed by someone else.
If you are going for long drives you should ensure that you have a safety kit ready at hand at all times. The safety kit should be updated regularly especially if you are going on long drives. Your vehicle at the end of the day is a machine and you can expect it to breakdown for no apparent reason. Some maybe due to serious mechanical failure and at times it is also due to no apparent reason. The safety kit in your car should have a spare working wheel, batteries, flashlight, road flares, some common tools such as a screwdriver, tire jacks are just some of the common things that you will need.
If you are going out of town you may consider keeping a little snack, bottles of water and a blanket if the weather is cold. This is all important as sometimes it could be sometime before help can come to you and these things may help you during that time. Another important aspect is to always make sure you are carrying your cell phone so that you can make emergency calls.
HOW TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY
Drive defensively is a term that you will hear a lot. And there is good reason for that; there is an old saying that precaution is better than cure. But this doesn’t give you the right to be tensed about accidents. What this means you need to know what the other driver is about to do and how will you react to that. This is something that can be only mastered with practice and if you can do this a lot of bending fenders can be avoided which is costly to have repaired in this day. Everyone needs to learn how to drive defensively and below we have gathered the best so that you are aware of what you need to or don’t need to do. The tips given here are by no means the only but rather the most important the tips here will help you arrive at your point of destination safe and sound.
1 . NEVER USE A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING
This is the biggest mistake that many people make and is the cause of many accidents as well. Using your cell phone means that you attention is diverted which will mean that you are more prone to accidents. If you need to use your cell phone get to the side stop the car and then use your cell phone.
2. PAY ATTENTION TO ALL TRAFFIC SIGNS
Don’t be a follower be a leader; never imitate what the front driver is doing. Read the signs along the way and make your judgements yourself. Following the signs will help you from staying in the speed limit, not going to be one way traffic and most of all it will help you become a better defensive driver.
3. NEVER DRIVE TOO CLOSELY BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE
Keep your distance as a rule of thumb you should be able to read the number plate of the vehicle in front of you. Also remember that in all accidents it’s the vehicle behind’s fault. By keeping a fair amount of distance you will also be able to make sudden judgements such as breaking all of sudden in case of some emergency.
4. LEAR TO DRIVE IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather plays a very important role while driving and certain conditions you need to drive more carefully. If it is raining you will need to drive more slowly as the road conditions and vision will make you to do so. Make sure that you have practiced driving in all weather conditions so that you are well aware of what you need to do if you experience a sudden weather change.
5. LEARN TO GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY
At many intersections where we find four ways stop, sometimes is difficult and confusing to figure out who has the right of way. Remember that always the right of way is for the first car stopped in the intersection. If two vehicles have arrived and stopped in the same time, the right of way will be for the car in the right position. However, many times it is not clear who was first. In this situation you should give the right of way to the other car, specially if both cars are pulling out in the same time. Otherwise you could end up crashing into the each other. You could spent a few seconds more, but you will be safe and free of accident.
Driving is an activity that has multiple advantages, but it also comes with huge responsibilities. One must know all there is to learn about this, and there should be tremendous focus on aiming to improve one’s skills from all angles.
The main idea behind learning all that there is to learn about driving is to develop the best possible control while driving a vehicle. It’s simple; the more one learns, the greater his or her chances of will be of being a better driver. While this is a general understanding, one must also be well aware that if a person is unaware of even one point, it can cost him or her dearly. Therefore, the aim should ultimately be to learn each and every in and out of this activity in order guarantee and safeguard one’s life as well as the lives and property of everyone around.
If you are not perfect with the driving then it is recommended that you perfect that and then learn up the laws and regulations that are outlined in the book. What you need to remember is to have someone train you on the laws from who lives in your state as the rules and regulations will differ slightly from state to state.
Deaths by traffic accidents are the number one cause of deaths due to unnatural causes in the USA. And these statistics could be diminished if each new driver knows and respects all the signs and rules of the road.