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Reduce The Risk, Do Not Text & Drive: 2

Heather — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:50:16 +0000

Whenever you are splitting up your focus between texting and driving, I can promise you that something is going to happen. Not only are you going to be putting yourself at a greater risk than if you were just concentrating on driving but you are not going to be as focused on either item.

Texting is something that can wait. When you are driving, there is absolutely no reason why you should be texting or even using your cell phone as the driving portion is where you attention should lie.

Driving is not easy – it is something that takes focus and concentration not just to pay attention to the road but to pay attention to other people, as that is the major reason people get into accidents. Keep that in mind.

Reduce The Risk, Do Not Text & Drive: 1

Heather — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:43:24 +0000

It is a brand new year folks and what better way to start off the brand new year than to talk about texting and driving. To be perfectly honest, in this day and age, it seems like every single teenager and young adult has a brand new cell phone that they are just waiting to try out.

Cell phones these days seem more like mini-computers than anything and I can tell you for sure that they are dangerous, especially if you are using them while you are driving. Driving is something that take a heck of a lot of focus and when you are attempting to multi-task while driving, things can happen and the risk gets heightened.

In the next blog, we are going to talk about some of those risks that can happen when you are texting and driving, stay tuned!

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Driving Carefully In The Snow: 2

Heather — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:19:38 +0000

Paying attention is one of the key points to making sure that you are safe this season. I can promise that half of the world that is driving in the snow, the reason they might get into a car accident is because they are not paying attention. Cell phones, radio – everything should be off and your eyes should constantly be on the road and watching the other cars.

You always want to make sure that you are very aware of your surroundings, as many drivers get a little crazy during those winter months and they certainly do not pay close enough attention when merging lanes or even of their speed.

That is something that you will want to pay attention to – your speed and merging, as those are two things that can really cause you to get into an accident.

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Driving Carefully In The Snow: 1

Heather — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:25 +0000

While you might be stressing out about the upcoming holidays, I can promise you that I am stressing out about the driving in the snow part. For those of you that live in states that have snow, you are probably already trying to prepare yourself mentally for the drive. In the new couple posts, we are going to explore some of the best ways that you can prepare yourself and drive safely in the snow!

One thing that you need to remember about snow is that while it might come on hard and stick – it does melt, which is a good thing. You always want to make sure that whenever you are driving in the snow that you are paying attention.

This is usually how people get into car accidents, they are not paying enough attention to the road.