How to drive

Tips for right driving



1. Always wear your seat belt--and make sure all passengers are buckle up, too.
2. Adjust your car's headrest to a height behind your head--not your neck--to minimize
whiplash in case you're in an accident.
3. Never try to fit more people in the car than you have seatbelts for them to use.
4. Obey the speed limits, Going too fast gives you less time to stop or react. Excess speed is
one of the main causes of teenage accidents.
5. Don't run red lights.
6. Use turn signals to indicate your intention to turn or to change lanes. Turn it on to give the
cars behind you enough time to react before you take the action. Also, make sure the signals
turns off after you've completed the action.
7. When light turns green, make sure intersection clears before you go.
8. Don't drive like you own the road; drive like you own the car.
9. Make sure your windshield is clean. At sun rise and sun set, light reflecting off your dirty
windshield can momentarily blind you from seeing what's going on.
10. Don't blast the radio. You might miss hearing a siren or a horn that could warn you of
possible trouble.
11. Make sure your garage door is completely open before backing out of it. This was submitted
by another teen who learned this one from his dad's mistakes.
12. Drive into your garage straight, not on an angle.
13. Make sure your car has fuel in it. Don't ride around with the gauge on empty--who knows
where you might get stranded.
14. Be on the lookout for motorcycles, bikes, and pedestrians
15. When driving to a new place, get complete directions before you go. Figure out what exits
you need to take before hand.