Drivers are unaware of dangerous encounters almost every time they go for a drive. Cars can endanger the lives of the drivers and the people surrounding them, even if a driver is extremely careful when driving.

Many safety tips are well known, some are regulated by law, and others are just common sense. Here are a few:

Buckle up Everyone traveling in the car should have their safety belt securely and properly strapped on before starting the car.

Drive With Caution

Whenever the driver feels out of control, the risk of an accident exists. Wheels spinning, skidding when cornering, driving too fast, not indicating or disobeying traffic laws are dangerous to the driver and others.

Keep your eyes on the road

Don’t read, talk on the cellphone, shave, apply makeup or do anything that takes attention off the road.

Child Car Seats

Whether a full car seat or just a booster seat, make sure they are installed properly and children are securely strapped in before starting the car.

Always have a plan

Instruments used for tire changes, alerting traffic, cutting seat belts and jumping a car should all be included in a compact safety kit somewhere in your car. Keeping a fire extinguisher in your car prepares you for the worst of events. Always pack materials to keep the body warm in case of a car stops working when it is cold outside. Having a first aid kit in the car trunk is a smart move for any driver.

Some safety tips are less well known and others are quite obscure things that very few people consider, but that can save lives. For instance, consider these safety tips:

Keep loose items to a minimum

Expeditious stops and violent turns can endanger passengers if there are a mass amount of loose items present in a car. Many injuries in accidents result from objects flying around inside cars.

Leave window control to the driver

Power window usage by eight children in the United States in 2004, resulted in them being choked. This bizarre accident happens when the child is leaning out a window and inadvertently presses on the power window switch. Parental locks are provided on the majority of cars. Use it, it will save fingers and hands too.

Keys and kids leave the car when you do.

Often children will leave a car if left alone, or lock you out. They can release the handbrake allowing it to roll into walls, trees or other traffic. Leaving the keys in the ignition is dangerous to your children and the people and buildings surrounding them. Children have opened rear seats and locked themselves in the trunk of the car before, and they will do it again. By having keys visible to the public in your car, your car may be stolen.

Monitor the heat in your car Hot weather does not keep people from leaving children and animals in cars. The heat in cars increase greatly and can threaten the lives of anyone in the car. Likewise, cars do not maintain heat well, so in colder climes, the temperature inside a car will drop rapidly, causing hypothermia.

Even a small car equates to almost a ton of moving metal. Driving responsibly is the first step towards safety, but the driver needs to take every eventuality into consideration. Small things can make the difference, and we’d all rather be safe than sorry!

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