Smart driving skills and knowledge can save lives.

Smart Driving Skills and Knowledge Can Save Lives.

Our Drive Smart Program includes:

Other Tips:

Ensure that all seatbelts are fastened.
No impairment from alcohol, drugs, or sleep deprivation
Do not use cell phones while driving; pull over, if necessary.
Music can be helpful to a driver, particularly on long journeys, however, it should be kept in mind that your focus is to be on the road at all times.
Do not allow disruptive passengers to ride with you.
Do not allow extraneous distractions such as eating, reading, applying makeup, or using a PDA or game console.
Drive a safe, well maintained car.
Drive a vehicle with a low center of gravity.
Keep tires up to date - check tread depth
Hint: use a penny — if you can see the top of
Lincoln’s head, you need new tires.
- Tread depth should not be less than 1/16 of an inch.
- Keep tire pressure at recommended PSI (pounds per inch)
- Use snow tires in winter in areas where snow falls.
If you are using your wipers, your headlights should be on as well.
Back off from road rage: Learn to let go of anger and move on.

How to Drive Smart – Statistics

At least 77% of traffic accidents are the result of driver error.
Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of death for 16-24 year olds at 48.5%.
Nationwide, 43% of first-year drivers and 37% of second-year drivers are involved in car crashes.
Advanced driver training has reduced that rate to 4.6% of first-year drivers, as determined in a four-year study.
15 to 20-year-olds make up 6.7% of the total driving population but are involved in 20% of all crashes and 14% of motor vehicle deaths.
Of those (teens) involved in crashes in 2000, 58% were speeding at the time of the crash.
65% of teen passenger deaths occur when another teenager is driving.
Nearly half of the fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers were single vehicle crashes.
In the last decade, over 68,000 teens have died in car crashes.