On Thursday, August 29, 2024, I took a break from my retirement relaxation to drive out. The drive was each for leisure and enterprise. I used to be not the one behind the wheels. My driver was. And my schedules had been quite a few. An appointment with my barber. A gathering with skilled Fame Managers. And a go to to my canine’ veterinary physician. My barber’s schedule popped up as the primary.
It was whereas on our solution to my barber’s store that I noticed a workforce of Automobile Inspection Officers doing their routine test which has come underneath motorists’ hammer. Skilled, I’ll rating this workforce nearly as good. I noticed them pull a driver over. Surprisingly, the motive force pretended to conform just for him to zoom off forcing the workforce members to scamper for security.
The sight left me puzzled. Not as a result of it’s a new improvement however due to the considered the chance site visitors officers undergo every day in the middle of policing our roads with some maimed and even killed. With simply a few hours till the graduation of the 2024 Ember months, I have no idea whether or not to be excited or unhappy. Please don’t get me flawed, as I’m excited and grateful to God for seeing one other Ember month.
However whereas we regale over this surprise, which may solely be by the mercies of God Almighty, there are a handful who perished between January and August 31, 2024, whereas some couldn’t even make it by the primary week of 2024. As we navigate by with prayers, fasting and steerage from God, there’s a want for us to do not forget that irrespective of how highly effective God is, He might personal the universe however He’s not licensed to drive vehicles on earth as a result of he’s sure by His legal guidelines which permits that pastime for us people.
I’m compelled by the scene I cited and different incidents reported throughout the nation to remind us of a few of the driving habits that declare lives and trigger extreme accidents as a information to staying alive. Earlier than I dwell on these habits, I don’t know whether or not you imagine in God as a result of some don’t.
A good friend of mine lately informed me that no matter our perception, everybody has his appointed time on earth, however should we be irresponsible and drive dangerously as a result of we really feel so? I don’t know what you consider my questions however I have to confess that it worries me every time I observe site visitors, particularly on Fridays and Sundays when the trustworthy of the 2 main religions worship God. The case shouldn’t be completely different during times similar to Christmas and different festivities similar to Sallah, after we throw decency to the wind, all within the title of celebration with out a thought for our security and the security of our family members.
What sort of impatience would trigger a guardian to drive a automobile that has virtually each member of his household in opposition to site visitors, creating a number of lanes whether or not within the metropolis centres or on main highways? What values do such dad and mom assume they inculcate of their youngsters? With 4 months to the top of 2024, I imagine that we have to assist commuter drivers keep protected on the highway and preserve protected driving observe by avoiding hazardous behaviour, adopting defensive driving methods to make sure that they maintain their eyes and minds on the highway and their fingers on the wheel. Many drivers on our nation’s roads and highways pose a security menace to themselves and others, so that you have to be additional cautious.
The checklist of hazardous driving offenders and their dangerous driving habits is shared as a information, beginning with magnificence queens: Some drivers have been recognized to use make-up (e.g. lipstick, mascara) whereas driving.
That is the pastime of our feminine drivers, with some male converts, too. However it is vitally simple to lose management of a automobile if each fingers are on the steering wheel and eyes will not be on the highway. Drivers ought to put away all make-up merchandise and maintain them out of attain whereas driving.
The hungry commuter also needs to be averted; consuming whereas driving is one other behavior that leads to driving with out each fingers on the wheel. Drivers who’re consuming can’t react as shortly to sharp curves or correctly deal with lane modifications as a result of their fingers are full. Drivers ought to take additional time to eat earlier than they depart or plan a roadside cease to eat.
The Gen-z/Tech-Obsessed: Even with state legal guidelines that prohibit sending textual content messages or speaking on cell telephones whereas driving, folks nonetheless use their expertise devices whereas driving. Research, particularly in some developed climes has proven that about 25 p.c of drivers admit to often or pretty usually speaking on cell telephones whereas behind the wheel”. Drivers ought to chorus from this, because it slows down reflexes and takes consideration off the highway.
The Sleepy travellers: Commuters generally refuse to tug over once they really feel drained. An analogous examine discovered practically a 3rd of individuals admitted to driving once they had bother holding their eyes open. Sleepy drivers ought to discover a relaxation cease and ballot over in the event that they really feel unable to maintain their eyes open and focus.I recall writing on daydreaming and phoning. The daydreamers are to be averted. These drivers get misplaced of their ideas and don’t take into consideration what they’re doing. Drivers ought to deal with the highway, relatively than private issues or to do lists.
The subsequent are Highway Ragers: These drivers tailgate, minimize off different drivers and anger simply whereas driving. These vulnerable to such behaviors ought to plan for enough time to achieve a vacation spot and work on having persistence. If driving is just too traumatic, take into account different modes of transportation.
The Rule Breaker: Dashing, not carrying a seat belt, and disregarding site visitors indicators and indicators are habits of rule breakers. Drivers should take correct precautions and obey the principles of the highway to make sure security and keep away from pricey tickets. Velocity is one other commandment. The Site visitors rules specify completely different speeds for various automobiles. It’s because pace is without doubt one of the important elements recognized by the World Well being Group and World Financial institution as accountable for elevated fatalities. What this merely means is that your possibilities of survival whereas driving must you be concerned in a crash are dependent in your pace.
So, if you’re a pace freak, watch that pace. Don’t neglect that as you pace, something can occur, similar to a tyre burst, brake failure or perhaps a pedestrian crossing the highway. Everytime you pace, do not forget that at 100km/ph a automobile strikes at 28 meters per second on a highway. The pace restrict for personal vehicles on an expressway is 100km/ph. Taxis and buses are allowed to take care of a pace restrict of 90km/ph on an expressway, whereas articulated automobiles like tankers and trailers are to take care of 60km/ph pace restrict on the expressway and 50km/ph on the freeway. Taxis and buses are to take care of pace limits of 50km/ph inside built-up areas. Nevertheless, you need to observe that widespread sense usually dictates decrease pace limits.
Frequent sense pace ought to, due to this fact, be decrease in dangerous climate or dangerous roads. The identical ought to apply when the roads are busier. Globally, defensive driving is the ‘voodoo’ to security on the highway. It’s due to this fact an all-round treatment. A defensive driver assumes he’s the one sane particular person on the highway. Since crashes are brought on by particular person errors, he’s all the time cautious, obeys all guidelines, and develops the fitting angle similar to persistence, care, ability and consideration for different highway customers.
A defensive driver by no means permits his security to depend upon the response of others, anticipates flawed actions of others, and all the time offers appropriate, immediate, enough and clear indicators.
