Driving takes up a decent portion of our days. We spend time in the car on the way to work, appointments, meeting with friends and family, and chauffeuring our kids around.
For as much time as we spend in the car, we should be focusing on one thing – driving.
How many times have you chatted on the phone in the car? Texted? Looked for something you dropped? Ate something? Checked yourself out in the mirror?
You’ve probably done more of these actions in the car than you’d care to admit, but it’s important that, from now on, you try to focus only on operating a vehicle. It’s easy to forget how dangerous driving is when you do it so often.
One second of focusing on something else in the car, besides driving, can be catastrophic or even fatal. There are some steps you can take to practice safe driving. It’s never too late to change your ways in the car.
Our Car Accident Attorneys Want You to Remember These Important Tips
Keep you Hands at 10 and 2.
Remember when you learned how to drive? We were taught to keep our hands at 10:00 and 2:00. If we could all go back to practicing this tactic, we would avoid a lot of distracted driving. It’s hard to be distracted while both of your hands are on the wheel.
Turn your phone off.
A sure way of not using your phone while you’re in the car would be to turn it off and put it in a spot that you cannot reach while you’re driving. It will be much more difficult to answer a phone call if you can’t hear it coming in. If you need to be on the phone while driving, be sure to use a hands free device.
Texting while driving make only seem like a few seconds away from the wheel, but those few seconds could do some serious damage!
Let it go.
If something falls in the car while you’re driving, let it go. Leave it where it is–unless if it is blocking your foot from reaching the pedal. If you must pick it up, try to pull over to the side of the road, put the car in park, and re-adjust. Turning your head or reaching to the backseat can be a terrible decision, and it’s easily avoidable.
Being a safe pedestrian.
Pedestrians also need to be cautious of the road and their surroundings. A great way to stay safe as a pedestrian would be to avoid wearing headphones or looking at your phone while walking.
Wearing headphones may seem harmless, but if your hearing is being blocked, you may miss out on the sound of a car horn or a vehicle approaching you.
Try to avoid looking at your phone while you walk, as you may not see a car coming toward you.
If you have been injured in a car accident in or near Wichita, Kansas, please contact the experienced car accident attorneys of Lee Gurney. Call our office today. Our car accident attorneys are ready to fight for your case!