To avoid road traffic accident, it is advisable for drivers to drive defensively. Driving defensively entails that a driver should consider other road users as a threat or potential hazard to them. This becomes necessary because a driver, there is little or nothing you can do to change the driving pattern of other drivers as well as the movement of other road users. Bu, you can do much by ensuring that the road is very safe to use by making sure that your safety does not depend on other road users. The following are ways to drive defensively.
- To drive defensively, you must be conversant with road traffic regulations. Be able to interpret road signs.
- You must be fully alert when driving or cultivate alertness on the road.
- You must be aware of possible anger on the road and must learn how to avoid them when they occur.
- You must be able to understand the vehicle and be able to drive the vehicle skillfully both at emergencies and normal conditions/situations.
- Do not stand your ground all the time even in if you are right. So, give right of way to others when it is safe to do so even in situations where they are wrong.
- You should anticipate correctly and act where necessary.
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