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{"id":1697,"date":"2014-01-28T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2023-05-15T20:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:58:15","slug":"ways-to-prevent-car-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/ways-to-prevent-car-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Accidents that are Completely Avoidable"},"content":{"rendered":"Of course you could argue every accident is preventable.\r\n\r\nThe driver should have braked sooner. He should have looked before turning left. He should have yielded to the oncoming car.\r\n\r\nBut some causes are so blatant, they defy human error. Take texting-while-driving, for example. That mistake causes over a million accidents every year according to National Highway Safety Association. Prevention is painfully simple \u2013 the driver should have put their cellphone away.\r\n\r\nToo many accidents have nothing to do with the driver’s skills. Luckily, a little forethought can have a big impact on safety. When you’re driving, watch out for these:\r\n

1. Unsecured Trailer, Boat, Car or Other Heavy Attachments<\/h3>\r\nA trailer can be dangerous if it’s not properly attached. Sadly, many drivers continue to use a rope or wait to replace the rusty chain on their hitch. The problem has\u00a0become a growing concern among highway patrol officers.<\/a> For good reason. It takes seconds for an unsecured trailer to pop off and wipe out everyone in the car behind.<\/a>\r\n\r\n
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Image source: trapgosh on Flickr, http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/24858199@N00\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSafety Tip:<\/strong> Make sure your tongue coupler is securely locked with a hitch pin. Use two safety chains, crisscrossed under the tongue. For full instructions consult the National Highway Traffic Safety Association’s Manual on Hitching Systems<\/a>.\r\n
2. Dooring<\/h3>\r\nNearly every cyclist in the city has had a close call, or a trip to the hospital, because of this one. Dooring \u2013 when a driver or passenger opens their car door onto a cyclists \u2013 is a leading cause of bicycle accidents. It’s a mistake to assume the biker is responsible. In most cases, a person who opens their door on a cyclists is fully liable. That can mean bike damages, hospital bills, lost wages and even the cyclist’s life.\r\n\r\nSafety Tip:<\/strong> The space between your parking spot and the vehicle traffic lane is NOT a buffer. Most likely, it’s a bike lane. Before you open the car door, check behind your vehicle for cyclists.\r\n
3. Litter and Unsecured Loads<\/h3>\r\nPiling lumber, debris or equipment onto the back of a truck or strapping a load to the roof of your car is on par with lugging a trailer. Unless done properly, it can result in fatalities. The numbers are rough, but according to the United States Government Accountability Office (GOA), about 51,000 accidents and 440 deaths in 2010 were due to obstructions in the road<\/a>. It’s assumed that many of these objects came from other vehicles. Hefty loads can also strain a vehicle and contribute to flats.\r\n\r\nLikewise, throwing sandwich wrappers, empty bottles or other trash from the window of a moving vehicle is not only illegal \u2013 punishable in most states by up to $1,000 fine — its also the cause of approximately 25,000 accidents, according to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety.<\/a>\r\n\r\nSafety Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0Before loading, consult the Driver’s Handbook on Cargo Security<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u00a0Image source: Nick Johnson on Flickr, http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/npj\/<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Of course you could argue every accident is preventable. The driver should have braked sooner. He should have looked before turning left. He should have yielded to the oncoming car. But some causes are so blatant, they defy human error. Take texting-while-driving, for example. That mistake causes over a million accidents every year according to National Highway Safety Association. Prevention … Continue reading “3 Accidents that are Completely Avoidable”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[156,157,158],"class_list":["post-1697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic-safety","tag-unhitched-trailers","tag-unsecured-loads","tag-dooring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6484,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697\/revisions\/6484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}