Dangerous driving habits such as texting, drinking, speeding, or driving while stressed and tired are common factors in traffic accidents and fatalities. Keep you and your family safer by avoiding these bad habits. Car accidents continue to be a leading cause of injury and death in the United States.

The 9 Most Dangerous Things Drivers Do

1. Driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. NHTSA data paints a clear picture: drunk driving causes accidents.
2. Driving tired.
3. Speeding.
4. Distracted driving.
5. Driving too fast for the weather conditions.
6. Drafting tractor trailers.
7. Reckless driving.
8. Not wearing a seat belt.

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The Most Dangerous Time of the Day to Drive The most dangerous time of the day on the road is the two hours from 5 pm to 7 pm. During evening rush hour, the roads are congested. Commuters who are tired after working all day and want to get home as soon as possible make the road a dangerous place.

It’s not just paranoia: Driving at night is actually more dangerous. Fatal accidents are three times more likely at night compared with the daytime, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But other factors add to the challenge of driving at night.

Shorter days, fatigue, compromised night vision, rush hour and impaired drivers are some of the risks we face when driving at night. Depth perception, color recognition and peripheral vision can be compromised in the dark, and the glare of headlights from an oncoming vehicle can temporarily blind a driver.

For the first 12 months, the new driver needs to be accompanied by a driver 25 years of age or older if teenager is driving between the hours of midnight and 5 A.M.. The driver may now drive passengers under 20 without supervision between the hours of 5 A.M. and midnight.

7 Tips for Seeing Clearly While Driving at Night

1. Clean Your Windows and Mirrors. A dirty windshield may not be noticeable during the day, but it can cause glare at night.
2. Dim Your Dashboard.
3. Use the Night Setting on Your Rearview Mirror.
4. Don’t Look at Oncoming Headlights.
5. Decrease Your Speed.
6. Skip the Yellow-Tinted Glasses.
7. Schedule an Annual Eye Exam.
8. About our Expert.

Driving at night is a lot riskier than driving in the daytime. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, you’re three times more likely to have a fatal accident at night than during the day.

Night Driving Tips: What You Need to Know

1. Clean Your Windshield.
2. Check Your Lights.
3. Don’t Look Into the Light.
4. Increase Distance and Reduce Speed.
5. Be Seen on the Side.
6. Don’t be Distracted.
7. Watch for Pedestrians.
8. Don’t Drink and Drive.

There are several reasons why I like driving at night: It is generally cooler even with air conditioning, no sunburn on long drives. Every other car on the road is (almost) always lit up. You can see them without really looking very hard.

10 Safety Tips For Overnight Travel

1. Avoid High Contrast Light. According to Trucking Truth, bright lights in the cab can create a harsh contrast to the dark road outside.
2. Maintain a Level Head.
3. Watch What You Eat.
4. Grab a Coffee.
5. But Don’t Overdo the Caffeine…
6. Drink Lots of Water.
7. Check Your Truck’s Temperature.
8. Take Your Vitamins.

These tips for long drives will help you down the road.

1. Get plenty of sleep before your drive. Think about exhaustion before you begin your journey, not after.
2. Bring healthy road trip snacks.
3. Stay hydrated.
4. Plan your rest stops.
5. Chew gum.
6. Use energizing scents.
7. Sit up straight.
8. Keep passengers entertained.

And for good reason—because of factors like low visibility and fatigue, driving in the dark can be more dangerous than driving when the sun is out. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that traffic deaths are three times greater at night compared to the day. Late-night driving is sometimes a part of road trips.

The Safest Times to Drive It’s a good idea to arrive at work around 8:30 a.m. and leave at 4:30 p.m. to avoid not only the traffic but potential danger. Rush hour on weekdays, between 5 and 7 p.m. are usually more dangerous due to the increase in drivers on the road.

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The best time to start a long drive is early in the morning to make sure you beat the rush hour and make headway while the roads are clear. Make sure you load the car the night before and get an early night so you can leave as early as possible and get to your destination fast.

How to Drive Long Distance Alone (and not go crazy)

1. Set a limit to how many hours that you will drive each day and stick to it.
2. Make a playlist before you leave.
3. Stop at truck stops, not rest areas.
4. Stretch every time that you stop.
5. Buy an extra cell phone car charger and keep it in your glove box.
6. Make a plan and know where you are going to sleep each night.

You should not drive for more than 9 hours a day, excluding breaks. For every 4.5 hours driving you should take breaks amounting to 45 minutes. For long-distance driving, this means you can drive around 500 miles safely in a day.

Do Cars Need Rest? Cars do not need to rest under normal conditions. As long as they don’t heat up you can continue driving. It’s important to monitor the temperature of the engine to make sure it doesn’t overheat in very warm weather conditions.

Driving at 80 mph will decrease fuel economy and therefore increase fuel consumption; fuel costs will be higher and CO2 (and other harmful gas) output will be higher. Our limited supply of petrol will be depleted faster if we all drive at 80 mph than if we drive at 70 mph.

Don’t use higher engine RPMs when cold – until an engine is warm it will run rich. Your engine is most at risk from damage when cold, so putting undue stress on it by high revving will exponentially increase the damage done.

All jokes aside, federal law is specific about your driving time requirements. Here they are in a nutshell: 11 hours in one day – You can’t drive for more than 11 hours in one 14-hour period. After that, you have to stop and rest for at least 10 consecutive hours.

Since most cars have enough fuel for just about 500 kms or 7-8 hours. So in a way that places a limit on how long an engine can be ON continuously. An engine can run for as long as the fuel in the tank lasts.

60 miles

It is a slow walking pace. One hour walking at 1 mph moves you 1 mile. Miles per hour is often used for car speeds. One minute at 60 mph will move you 1 mile.

ok 7 mph in 1 hour 30 minutes. We can get rid of the 1 hour bit first, so by walking 7 miles an hour in an hour you have walked 7 miles. Now for the 30 minutes part, simply divide the 7 miles you walk in an hour by 2 to get 3.5miles.

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