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ACCIDENTS
MAIN
CAUSES OF HUMAN ERROR RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS
OVER SPEEDING
To avoid accidents, you must maintain the speed of the vehicle, keeping
in view, several factors such as road surface, intensity of light, weather conditions,
type of vehicles etc. |
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DANGEROUS OVERTAKING
Wrong overtaking without safe clearance or, on hills, turns and bends,
often leads to a major disaster, which may involve several vehicles and pedestrians. |
IGNORING SIGNS & LIGHTS
Ignoring traffic signals and signs and over speeding, specially on
intersections are common factors of accidents. |
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LIFE IS
SHORT, DON’T MAKE IT SHORTER
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PARKING
Before parking, always look out for NO PARKING
/ TOW AWAY ZONE signs to ensure that the space you intend to park in is not
covered by the restriction of such boards. Each such signs applies over a distance of 15
meters in the direction indicated.
Parking should always
be parallel to the curb line unless otherwise indicated. Motor cycles, scooters Should
always be parked angular. |
The vehicle should be
parked as close to the kerb as possible (not exceeding 0.6 meters) and be within the
parking area if marked. |
Understand the correct way of
parallel parking between two vehicles
| Stop your vehicle exactly parallel to the vehicle
ahead, keeping a distance of about 0.6 meters. |
Leave a gap of at least one meter between your
vehicle and the vehicles in front and behind. |
| When parking on a slop, turn your front wheel fully
towards the kerb and set parking brakes. |
The transmission should be left in the first or
reverse gear as an added precaution in case of brake slippage. |
FOLLOW
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, AVOID COLLISIONS
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DRIVING AT
NIGHT
Though there are a few vehicles on the road at night, this does not
increase your safety in any manner, rather driving at night is more hazardous than day
driving. The judgment of speeds and distance tend to be distorted due to poor visibility
and limited sighting distance. The glare of headlights of oncoming vehicles may completely
blind you for a moment, which can prove very serious.
Some useful hints to be
observed while driving at night
In cities and towns streetlight is
very bright, therefore, drive with dipped headlights, use only parking lights. |
Out side city areas, use beam
headlights and must dip them when an approaching vehicle is within 200 meters or when the
other vehicle’s head lights dip, whichever is sooner. Also dip your head lights when
driving 200 meters or less behind another vehicle. |
Be Careful |
There may be a ‘one eyed
car’ instead of a motorcycle, scooter or moped approaching you. |
If oncoming traffic does not dip
its high beam, look to the left side of the road and drive towards the left of your lane
and if you are dazzled, slow down or pull over until your eyes recover. |
Always use low beam when driving
in fog, or while following another vehicle, as your light reflects back, reducing
visibility. |
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Dim your lights for oncoming traffic |
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Dim your lights when following other vehicles |
SAFETY
ON ROAD, SAFE – TEA AT HOME
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