Category: Collision Avoidance

Safe driving is a very busy task, involving watching for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians while still trying to stay on the road without being in an accident or causing problems for others. One of the most important factors in safe driving is being able to control the vehicle under hazardous road conditions. However, this task… Continue reading How to Recover from Rear Wheel Skids/Slides

Icy or slippery conditions on the road can be difficult and potentially dangerous because of the possibility of skidding. Getting into a skid might cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles and potentially cause a major accident. Skids happen for many reasons, but drivers can learn techniques for recovering and regaining control of their… Continue reading How to Recover from Front Wheel Skids and Slides

Each day, people experience many different emotions, from happiness or sadness to anger or disgust, joy or impatience. They may be good at controlling their emotions or tend to show every feeling. However, people generally learn how to control their emotions to fit in with the expectations that society places on them. The same kind… Continue reading How to Control Your Emotions Behind the Wheel

All road accidents can be destructive, but some tend to be worse than others. Rear-end collisions may not always seem serious, but they can be very dangerous. Sometimes, they can leave vehicle occupants with whiplash or other injuries, besides causing potentially serious damage to the vehicles involved in the crash. If possible, people should try… Continue reading How to avoid a rear-end collision

If you had to identify the environmental and road conditions that can affect your driving, you would come up with a very long list. Many factors can affect a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle, from a major storm outside to a mosquito buzzing around the interior of the vehicle. Although some factors are easier… Continue reading How to adjust driving behavior based on driving environment and road conditions

On the road, a moment’s inattention can be dangerous. Distractions are common, whether they are related to outside factors such as accidents on the road or noisy passengers in the vehicle or factors internal to the driver. Some of the most dangerous factors can be strong emotions, including emotions that are positive or negative, pleasant… Continue reading How Strong Positive or Negative Emotions Affect Your Driving

In an unfamiliar situation, how often have you looked around to see what other people were doing? It might have been at a fancy dinner where you were unsure of which knife or fork to use or while playing sports or at other activity. Sometimes, checking to see what others are doing can be helpful,… Continue reading How Positive and Negative Social Factors Influence Driving Attitudes and Behaviours

People’s behaviour is often hard to notice unless it is either very good or very bad, or if it has a definite effect on another person. On the road, however, driver behaviour can have serious consequences, and road users need to be aware of the possible impact of their own actions or other people’s behaviour.… Continue reading How driver behaviour impacts other road users

Collisions on the road are never good, but some crashes are worse than others. Head-on collisions between two vehicles can be some of the deadliest accidents, as well as causing many other injuries and major damage. Drivers need to be aware of the dangers of head-on collisions and to be careful to avoid getting into… Continue reading How to avoid a head-on collision