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Road Safety is a Shared Responsibility
Road Safety Tips For Drivers
A safe road journey cannot be taken for granted! Like Gracious Joseph, remember to always exercise patience and graciousness. Stay alert, drive carefully and follow traffic rules, signs, and signals.
Follow these safe-driving tips and habits to enhance your experience on the roads, and make your journeys more safe and pleasant.
- Never drink and drive.
- Never get behind the wheel when you’re tired.
- Put on your seatbelt, and ensure your passengers do the same.
Maintain your vehicle regularly to minimise the chances of an accident due to mechanical failure.
- Always check your blind spot – avoid changing lanes at bends.
- Signal early – do not overtake unless the road is clear, and never do so at bends and corners.
- Do not tailgate and keep a safe following distance from fellow road users.
Road conditions differ and road hazards may appear unexpectedly. Therefore, drivers should adopt defensive driving. Defensive driving requires drivers to:
- Always keep in mind the existence of road hazards
- Keep a lookout for smaller or vulnerable road users, such as cyclists or power-assisted bicycle users, and pedestrians like children and elderly, who may dash across the road.
- Be on the lookout for traffic signs and pedestrian actions that may cause traffic hazards
- It does not hurt to give a “Thank You” wave
- Give way to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and police cars
- Be patient when the elderly is crossing
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