Friday, October 8, 2010

How To Reduce Risk in a Vehicular Accident

By Staff Writer

Reducing the risk of an accident is a matter of caution and there are many ways to experience a vehicular accident. The most severe effects of vehicular accidents involve trauma, injury and death. Trucks are often considered to be one of the more dangerous vehicles prone to accidents since it has a greater weight, making it difficult to brake quickly, high rates of limited road vision and alcohol influenced drivers.

Here are some basic tips on how to reduce the risk of a vehicular accident:

  1. Don't drink and drive. If you feel a little tipsy, perhaps it would be much wiser to ask somebody to drive for you.
  2. If possible, drive or travel during the daytime. The body's circadian rhythms alert your brain to sleep during night, which is why it is much wiser to travel during the daytime, where your attention is at its peak.
  3. Watch out for signs. It pays to be very alert with road signs.
  1. Fine-tune your vehicle. Don't wait for your vehicle to break down before you take it to the nearest car repair store. People with well-maintained vehicles have less worries of having vehicular accidents that are caused by neglect.
  2. Obey traffic rules. This is one of the best and most basic ways of reducing your risk of having an accident. You also need to have some lessons in defensive driving to survive on the road.


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