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Learn Basic Mechanical Skills: How To Change Tires And Check Oil

Being a responsible driver does not just mean yield to on coming traffic and stop on red, it also means that you should keep your car in peak condition. A car that is serviced on a regular basis is less likely to have any major mechanical failings and will last much longer than cars that are neglected. While this fact seems like common sense, many drivers are content to just let their cars shake and rattle until they simply stop rolling.

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Driving In The Elements

It is a rather unfortunate thing that the sky is not always clear and the wind not always calm and the extreme forces of nature leave our highways and roadways alone to the cars and those driving the cars. Instead, Nature is fickle and acts out at random often unprovoked in the violence that it brings caring not for when or where and we are left to deal with this attitude even if it does not find us safely in our homes. Often times the forces of nature find us in our cars driving to and from our little points completely unaware of what is about to be unleashed. Driving in ideal weather is a simple task; follow the rules and be on the look out, but when the fury of nature rears up different strategies are required.

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Road Safety

Road safety is not some impossible achievement but is a very easy goal with surprisingly little work needed on the part of the driver. It all comes down to common sense and following the rules of the road. However, the basic guidelines to achieve road safety may have become forgotten or overlooked through the years of driving.

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Making Sure Your Car Is Safe For The Road

Whether heading to the corner store for a gallon of milk or taking that much talked about cross country road trip, a safe car can mean the difference in getting there in one piece and not getting there at all. There are several tips and recommendations in order to ensure that your car is functioning properly and safely, but what it really comes down to is prevention.

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Common Mistakes For New Drivers

First time drivers are imbued with a new sense of freedom. They no longer have to rely on parents or friends to drive them from point A to point B but are now able to drive themselves from A to B and beyond. Being newly accustomed to this freedom, new drivers ignore there inexperience in many aspects of driving. No matter how well they pass the driving test, the real test is getting on the road for the first time alone with other drivers.

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So What Is Defensive Driving And How Do I Use It

Defensive driving is not a way to win at bumper cars. Defensive driving is a very important method to reduce risk and avoid potential accidents while on the road. The key to defensive driving is to be proactive in every way possible, from controlling the car to anticipating reactions. There are many tips, tricks and guidelines that will aide in being a defensive driver.

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Improved Safety On NSW Roads Leads To Reduced Death Toll

The following is a report from the RTA website:

Young people are more mobile than at any time in the
past. More young people own and / or drive motor
vehicles than ever before.This has brought opportunities
and increased freedom, but also risks.

There have been huge improvements in road safety
over the past 25 years.The annual road toll in NSW
has fallen from a high of 1384 in 1978 to 510 in 2004.
The reduction in road deaths has occurred despite
significant growth in population, vehicle numbers and
kilometres travelled.

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