Defensive Driving Tips and Techniques

Becoming a good defensive driver is like riding a horse.  Once the techniques are learnt and integrated into your daily driving habits, they become automatic.  Good defensive drivers operate on autopilot, ensuring they always have a good margin for error, and time to avoid catastrophic road accidents

One thing that all good defensive drivers have in common, is that they always focus completely on their driving – they never drive distracted.  Driving their motor vehicle is the most important priority at any given time.
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Riding a motorcycle in traffic can be challenging to say the least, and adopting just a few motorbike riding tips can make a big difference.  It is surprising how many different tasks motorcyclists encounter on a normal traffic-choked commute, and it is no wonder so many crash and burn while riding on congested streets. Here are seven motorbike riding tips for safe riding on busy streets.
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Road rage is becoming more and more common, resulting in many road accidents and fatalities which could have easily been avoided. Controlling anger and rage, particularly whilst driving on our roads, has never been more important. This interesting article from Adam Szmerling outlines some helpful techniques which can be employed to resolve the issue.

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The British Home Office Approved Police Driving Schools has an advanced driving test which uses the ‘Roadcraft’ system of car control.  The test is based on the overriding principle of ‘being in the right place at the right time at the right speed and having control of your vehicle at all times’.

Find out more from this article written by Ian Bell:

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Everyone is aware of the dangers on public highways and roads, but caution seems to disappear in a supposedly safe area such as a car park. Likewise, the dangers of pedestrians working alongside heavy machinery such as fork lifts is often overlooked, and add to further statistics of  work related vehicle injuries that could easily have been prevented.

Read more in this interesting article by Nick Jervis:

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