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?edestrians can be careless. Watch for
hem.
In
general, you must give way to
Jedestrians even if you know you have
.he right of way.
Xear-end collisions are about the most
xeventable of accidents. Yet they are
:ommon. Allow enough following
listance. It's the best defensive driving
maneuver, in both city and rural driving.
You never know when the vehicle in front
3f
you is going to brake or turn suddenly.
Here's a final bit of information about
defensive driving. The most dangerous
time for driving in the U.S. is very early
on Sunday morning.
In
fact, GM
Research studies show that the most and
the least dangerous times for driving,
every week, fall on the same day. That
day is Sunday. The most dangerous time
is Sunday from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. The safest
time is Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 1 a.m.
Driving the same distance on a Sunday at
3
a.m. isn't just a little more dangerous
than it is at 10 a.m. It's about 134 times
more dangerous!
That leads to the next section.
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking
and driving is a national tragedy. It's the
number one contributor to the highway
death toll, claiming thousands
of
victims
every year. Alcohol takes away three
things that anyone needs to drive a
vehicle:
0
Judgment
0
Muscular Coordination
Vision
Police records show that half of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol
-
a driver, a passenger or someone else,
such as a pedestrian, had been drinking.
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