General Safe Driving Guidelines
Below are some general basic instructions to follow to become a safer driver.
These guidelines are easy to impliment into your driving style right away, and they could make a real difference to yours and others safety.
General Guidelines
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Do not drive a motor vehicle unless it is mechanical fit. |
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Observe the speed limits indicated on warning signs. |
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Give appropriate light or manual signal clearly, correctly and well in time before starting, stopping, slowing down a vehicle or before turning or changing lane. |
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Don’t drive a vehicle without seat belts and functioning lights and indicators. |
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Ensure that view through the rear-view mirror is not obstructed. |
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Keep the rear screen of the vehicle clear. |
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Don’t engage in any action which may distract the driver or impair driver’s concentration. |
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Keep slow moving vehicle in extreme left lane. |
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While following another vehicle, maintain a minimum safe distance equal to one meter for every two km per hour of speed, i.e. thirty meters if the speed is sixty kilometer per hour. |
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Don’t attempt to gain a forward position by “jumping the queue” if traffic in front is held-up. |
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Give way to ambulance, fire engine and police vehicle, funeral procession or other emergency vehicle. |
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Don’t cross a single or double unbroken continuous line(s) marked on the road under any circumstances except in emergency. |
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Don’t use indicator for any purpose other than to signal turning, lane changing or emergency. |
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Don’t occupy the extreme right lane for overtaking purpose on a three-lane road with two way traffic. |
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