Online Defensive Driving Tips

Holiday is a time when you forget about everything and celebrate with great pomp. But even so never forget about your safety at road. Colder weather is a big challenge in winter and to drive is almost an impossible feat. However a greater threat is when people drink and drive during this time of the year. With slick roads that further endanger drivers who are already distracted by the frantic holiday season, you don’t want to double the risk by drinking. State Highway Patrol officers have warned that it would be potentially treacherous to travel around Pitt County in Greenville. According to them, students are geared up to leave the town for the holidays. That would assure less traffic but more drinkers. It is quite common to find more drunk drivers in this time of the year and the havoc they cause on the road is unbelievable. During thanksgiving last year, about 12 people died and 1,370 were injured and in the same period, 49 collisions, 9 injuries, 5 drunken-driving arrests and no fa...

With so many organizations and law makers aiming to ban the use of cell phones in cars, it is important to know that the real problem is distracted driving. It has been responsible for vehicular accidents for far longer than cell phones have been around. In 2009, car crashes involving distracted drivers killed almost 5,500 people. As per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, only 18% of these accidents were due to cell phone distractions. Around 84% were reported as fatalities due to general carelessness or inattentiveness. Of course, this includes cell phones. But, a majority of them referred to eating, talking to the other passengers, looking out of the window or looking for an item. According to a recent survey carried out by Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., drivers have seen other motorists involved in distracted behavior. Around 90% of these said they have seen people eating and drinking while driving. Another 77% claimed that they have observed drivers applying makeup...