It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is, there are going to be hundreds of thousands of autmobile accidents every month. The causes of accidents range from driver inattentiveness to poor driving conditions to the infamous drunk driver. Regardless of the cause, safe and defensive driving on your part can help avoid that unwanted collision or driving mishap.

Here are some tips to help you avoid unnecessary accidents:

• ALWAYS wear your seat belt
• Check your mirrors frequently and know what is going on around you at all times
• Keep enough distance between your vehicle and others on the road
• Avoid speeding and/or weaving in and out of traffic
• Drive according to road and weather conditions

Aside from defensive driving, it also helpful to know which streets are safer to drive on than others. There is a website called Safe Road Maps which allows you to look up all of the streets in your area where accidents have occured. You can easily filter the search to specific criteria, such as drivers’ ages, genders, causes of accidents, etc. A safe driver is a smart and informed driver. Do not head out on the road thinking that nothing bad could ever happen to you… Stay alert and be cautious.

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