{"id":1830,"date":"2013-03-07T22:29:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T22:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2013-03-07T22:29:04","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T22:29:04","slug":"reduce-your-accident-risk-drive-defensively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/tips\/reduce-your-accident-risk-drive-defensively\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Your Accident Risk &#8211; Drive Defensively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents typically increase auto insurance costs for everyone. They can have a negative impact on the United States economy and of course, our moods. \u00a0If every driver in the US learned to drive more defensively, the number of accidents each year would drastically decrease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Accidents are Preventable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defensive driving tactics help drivers reduce risks and avoid potentially dangerous situations. \u00a0Here are some defensive driving tips experts have come up with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stay Aware<\/strong>: \u00a0Visualize everything in your path. \u00a0Keep your eyes open and focused on the road and surroundings. \u00a0Check all of your mirrors regularly and anticipate any future problems or dangers. \u00a0Keep your eyes focused ahead, anticipating what is to come. \u00a0Give yourself time to react to other motorists, animals, pedestrians and bicycles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus<\/strong>: \u00a0Be present in your current task&#8230;Driving! \u00a0Avoid distractions and keep focused on what you are doing. \u00a0Keep safety as your #1 priority for yourself, your passengers and other motorists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan Ahead<\/strong>: \u00a0Always have a backup plan. \u00a0If something were to happen in front of you, keep an option open for an escape route. \u00a0Do not follow other drivers closely so you have plenty of room to explore other options. \u00a0Never tailgate, and always leave room for a backup plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check Your Speed<\/strong>: \u00a0Depending on weather and traffic conditions, match your speed to what is safe and what the legal posted limit is. \u00a0If the weather is icy or wet, leave extra space between you and the car ahead to give you more time to stop or react.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember when you&#8217;re driving out there that you can help prevent accidents happen. \u00a0This can help you keep your auto insurance rates down and help stimulate the economy in your area. \u00a0Remember to be safe and always follow your state&#8217;s driving laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents typically increase auto insurance costs for everyone. They can have a negative impact on the United States economy and of course, our moods. \u00a0If every driver in the US learned to drive more defensively, the number of accidents each year would drastically decrease. Most Accidents are Preventable Defensive driving tactics help drivers reduce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-insurance","category-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernfonk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}