Everyday there are a large number of people around the world who meet car accidents. In USA only, there are more than 6 million car accidents annually! Approximately 3 million people are injured as a result. Mostly, the reason of the accident is some sort of negligence of the driver. Distractions also divert the attention of the driver leading to an accident.
There are various things which can distract your attention when driving. Currently, cell phones and other gadgets tend to distract the driver's attention while driving. Either they are cell phones, laptops, or CD player, they allure the driver or he takes his eyes off the road and hence at times ends up in encountering an accident. The nature of accidents can be grave or mild. However, no matter what the intensity of an accident may be, it may cause financial as well as physical threat.
In order to minimize road accidents and their consequences, we need to drive vigilantly without being distracted. Because of extensive use of gadgets while driving, many countries have banned the use of cell phones while driving. Alternately, hands free ear buds are being encouraged to use while driving.
Besides gadgets, there can be many other distractions as well. One may even get distracted while talking to a friend or family member in the car. You can also get out of focus if you are involved in deep thinking. All these and many more contribute to diverting the attention of the driver and lead to a car accident.
Another very common cause of car accidents is alcohol. Many people end up in serious road accidents as they are drunk and cannot drive properly. Alcohol does not let you remain in your senses, and can thus create serious issues while driving. You may feel drowsiness, lack of focus, and the failure to judge distances when you are drunk.
Rubbernecking and tailgating are other known causes of car accidents. Rubbernecking refers to slowing your car to have a look at something while driving like a road accident, or some interesting view on the road. When you slow down your car rapidly, the car that is behind you often knocks into your car because the other driver does not get adequate time to slow his car as suddenly and abruptly. This leads to serious accidents involving a large number of cars sometimes.
Many times, the cause of a car accident is mechanical failure or road conditions. As far as mechanical problems in your car are concerned, this cause can be minimized by maintaining your car and checking its mechanism frequently. For road condition as well, you can take alternate route or travel with more care while driving on bad roads.
You can also reduce the other causes of car accidents by avoiding use of cell phones, laptops, or other gadgets when you are driving. You should also tend to be less enquiring while driving, so that you do not have to slow the car all of a sudden which could be a reason for an accident. For alcohol lovers as well, they can drink as much as they like, but when they have to drive they should avoid drinking.
There are various things which can distract your attention when driving. Currently, cell phones and other gadgets tend to distract the driver's attention while driving. Either they are cell phones, laptops, or CD player, they allure the driver or he takes his eyes off the road and hence at times ends up in encountering an accident. The nature of accidents can be grave or mild. However, no matter what the intensity of an accident may be, it may cause financial as well as physical threat.
In order to minimize road accidents and their consequences, we need to drive vigilantly without being distracted. Because of extensive use of gadgets while driving, many countries have banned the use of cell phones while driving. Alternately, hands free ear buds are being encouraged to use while driving.
Besides gadgets, there can be many other distractions as well. One may even get distracted while talking to a friend or family member in the car. You can also get out of focus if you are involved in deep thinking. All these and many more contribute to diverting the attention of the driver and lead to a car accident.
Another very common cause of car accidents is alcohol. Many people end up in serious road accidents as they are drunk and cannot drive properly. Alcohol does not let you remain in your senses, and can thus create serious issues while driving. You may feel drowsiness, lack of focus, and the failure to judge distances when you are drunk.
Rubbernecking and tailgating are other known causes of car accidents. Rubbernecking refers to slowing your car to have a look at something while driving like a road accident, or some interesting view on the road. When you slow down your car rapidly, the car that is behind you often knocks into your car because the other driver does not get adequate time to slow his car as suddenly and abruptly. This leads to serious accidents involving a large number of cars sometimes.
Many times, the cause of a car accident is mechanical failure or road conditions. As far as mechanical problems in your car are concerned, this cause can be minimized by maintaining your car and checking its mechanism frequently. For road condition as well, you can take alternate route or travel with more care while driving on bad roads.
You can also reduce the other causes of car accidents by avoiding use of cell phones, laptops, or other gadgets when you are driving. You should also tend to be less enquiring while driving, so that you do not have to slow the car all of a sudden which could be a reason for an accident. For alcohol lovers as well, they can drink as much as they like, but when they have to drive they should avoid drinking.
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