Safe Roads Alliance - Drive Smart

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	Smart driving skills and knowledge can save lives. Drive Smart skills include Advanced driver training for all ages Knowledge of ABS (anti-lock braking system) operation Smart driving position: hands at 9 and 3 o’clock Speed appropriate to laws and conditions 3-second rule behind the vehicle in front Looking as far ahead as possible Other tips: Always fasten your seatbelt as well as your passengers’ No impairment from alcohol, drugs, or sleep deprivation Free yourself from distractions like cell phones, music, passengers Driving a safe car Low center of gravity Good tires Snow tires in Northeast during the winter Tread depth not less than 1/16 of an inch. Hint: use a penny — if you can see the top of Lincoln’s head, you need new tires Tire pressures at recommended PSI If your wipers are on, your headlights should be too Back off from road rage: always stay cool

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.

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