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Texas Crash Related Deaths

Driver on the roadways cause over twice as many crash-related deaths as murders and almost three times as many crash-related injuries as aggravated assaults.  Thirty-three percent of deaths on the roadways are from rollovers.  Head-on collisions account for eighteen percent of all highway deaths.  These are the most fatal collisions to have because both momentums are fully felt.

Over ninety percent of automobile accidents are avoidable. Seven such instances where you can completely avoid collisions with a little common-sense and precaution are as follows:

1. Intersection Errors: Look around carefully and always proceed with caution into an intersection, even if you have the right of way.
2. Inattention: Pay close attention on your own driving, other drivers, pedestrians, and driving conditions.
3. Following Too Close: Depending on the speed you're moving and the environmental conditions, maintain a 2-second or more following distance from the car in front of you.  The faster you're moving and the worse the conditions are, the more distance and time you should put between you and the vehicle in front of you.
4. Vehicle Malfunction: Have regular checkups, particularly of wiper fluid, brakes, and tires, and replace wiper blades whenever they are worn.
5. Dangerous Roads: Ice, snow, fog, and rain conditions require slower speeds and much greater caution.
6. Unsafe Speeds: Excessive speed reduces reaction time and greatly increases impact and injuries.
7. Improper Lane Changes: Before you change lanes, check all of your mirrors, and signal long before you change.

There are more police officers allocated(writing tickets) to driving safety because it is a much bigger problem than homicides and the other variety of personal assaults that occur in today's society.   Drive defensively and keep Texas safe, take a defensive driving class like www.comedydriving.com.