Is it easier to prevent a road traffic collision or handle its impact? Of course, it’s easier to prevent it. Here are 10 related tips, the ninth is essential.
This list we have prepared for you is the basics of highway traffic safety that ensure the greatest protection for individuals, as without these basics, road accidents can occur greatly.
The first tip: Avoid excessive speeding to prevent a road traffic collision
Excessive speed is the biggest cause of road accidents, resulting in a large number of fatalities. The reason for making this the first tip is that many drivers are motivated to speed because it saves time and reduces distances. However, this speed makes the force of the collision greater as it increases the motion energy of the car and poses a great danger in the event of a rollover.
Therefore, it is necessary to adhere to the speed limit set by the traffic for each road, to ensure a high degree of safety for drivers and passengers.
Tip 2: Maintain a safe distance preventing road traffic collision
Maintaining a safe and optimal distance between you and the car in front of you is a complementary point to avoid speeding, as sometimes the car in front of you may stop suddenly, and if you don’t keep a safe distance between you and the car in front of you while driving fast, you will collide immediately.
So it’s important to keep that distance to be able to act in such cases. If you’re driving on a slippery road, it’s best to keep a larger distance, as well as when you’re stopped on a slope.
Third tip: Know your car’s blind spot
When looking in the car’s side or rearview mirror, some parts of the road may not appear, which is known as the invisible or blind spot, so you must identify it and consider it by turning to look at the lane next to you and behind you when changing lanes, to ensure safety when moving from one lane to another.
Fourth tip: Recognize other drivers’ blind spots
The blind spot is bigger for other drivers in large vehicles such as buses or trucks, and they aren’t flexible. It is important to be aware of these vehicles, drive carefully in their presence, and know their blind spots.
We’ll explore the necessity of identifying your own and other vehicles’ blind spots below.
Fifth tip: Stay in the right lane
Driving in the right lane is considered better and safer for drivers and passengers, so driving in it and not changing it ensures safe driving, except in some necessary cases where drivers have to leave that lane or pass another car, they can move out of the right lane after turning on the signal indicating that he is changing his lane and heading to the left.
Sixth tip: Avoid overtaking cars
When changing lanes, especially if the road is crowded, you must be careful not to overtake any vehicle so that the driver of the other vehicle or you don’t make an unintentional mistake and cause an accident.
When changing lanes, it is best to do so from the left side so that you are in the right lane as mentioned going towards the left unless you have to turn to the right, then you have to reduce your speed and turn on the car signal that indicates the right, then make sure that there is no car behind you close to you, and then you can turn.
Seventh tip: Avoid distractions while driving
Many accidents nowadays occur as a result of drivers being distracted by external distractions such as phones or talking while driving and not focusing on the road, thus delaying the driver’s reaction while driving, which leads to deadly accidents.
Therefore, you must pay close attention to the road and not be distracted by anything else to stay safe.
The eighth tip: Predict Other People’s Mistakes
Paying attention to the road and not getting distracted makes you able to not only avoid other people’s mistakes but also predict those mistakes before they happen. In some cases, you may be driving in an empty lane and the lanes next to you are full of cars, in this case, you must expect a car from the other lanes to turn in front of you, and this may happen in an unexpected rush.
Therefore, the above warnings and tips are essential to avoid such a situation.
Ninth tip: Adhere to traffic signs
How can you know the speed limit that must be adhered to, or recognize road hazards such as slopes or curves, as well as the presence of a residential area and other things that require warning?
This is the role of traffic and warning signs.
These signs include traffic symbols that differ depending on the thing to be warned about.
Tenth tip: Beware of burnout to prevent road traffic collision
Fatigue due to sleep deprivation or taking sleeping aids can lead to serious accidents.
So avoid taking sleeping pills or those containing sleepy substances, and get enough sleep before driving, especially when driving long distances.
All we care about is your safety, and that starts with you
Shawahid Industrial Roads Company always works to protect the lives of citizens and drivers and provide full protection for them on the roads, through highly efficient traffic safety systems that have become required throughout Saudi Arabia, but does their presence guarantee your safety?
Of course, they are designed to protect you, but without the basics of traffic safety that the driver must adhere to, this safety can’t be achieved in some cases, such as a collision between two cars.
So don’t forget to follow these tips and steps in order, and you will also find other safety tips on the site.