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How To Stop Yourself From Sleeping While Driving At Night

Hi folks, someone I know almost had an accident because he was sleeping while driving at night and he was alone. Another person I heared of died, and his child was not so lucky to as he too died as a result of the same issue. So, even though body isn't firewood, for our sakes and the sakes of our family members, we should insure ourselves against sleeping at night. How do we do that?

Below are tips that may help.

If you're driving alone at night, turn on the radio or put on some music, and keep your window cracked open (within reason). You may also want to refrain from using your cruise control if you're driving alone at night -- having to concentrate on maintaining your speed can help you stay awake.

Source: http://www.independenttraveler.com/travel-tips/car-travel/top-20-safe-driving-tips

What to Do If Your Hood Gets Stuck

There are a number of possible causes for a stuck hood, ranging from the presence of dust and dirt to stiffness resulting from cold weather. The good news is that these kinds of problems are rarely difficult to resolve, although they may sometimes require the assistance of another person. The first step is to pull the internal lever to release the primary latch. If you can hear the thunk that tells you this lever is functioning, but the hood does not open, this is probably the problem.

If you have time, and the car is willing to cooperate, you may want to run the engine for a while. This should raise the temperature enough to release a frozen hinge or other component. If that is not possible, it is often possible to raise the hood by having one person pull the release and another slowly push it open. This should generally work whether the hood is frozen or rusted shut.

Source: http://www.ebay.com/gds/What-to-Do-When-Your-Car-Hood-Wont-Open-/10000000177639763/g.html

10 safety tips for driving at night
Hi folks, as we were browsing we saw these tips, and we know you sometimes drive at night, so we pasted some of them. We started from tip number 6, but if you follow the link below, you will be able to read tip 1-5. Always remember to drive safely because your family loves you.

6 Don't Stare at Oncoming Lights

Bright lights can seriously disrupt your concentration at night. Inside the car, your eyes are used to the dim glow of the instrument panel and the dark road ahead. It's very easy to become distracted and stare into a bright road sign or the headlights of an 18-wheeler headed your way without even realizing it. Turn your gaze away from other lights on the road, and don't look at oncoming high beams. Even though you may sometimes find yourself trying to determine if that oncoming car's high beams are on, or if they're just mis-aimed, look away. If a car behind you has its high beams on, often you can move your rearview mirror to reflect light backward to alert the driver, and to get the reflection away from your own eyes.
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7 Give Your Windshield a Wipe With Newspaper

Windshields that appear clean during the day may reveal streaks that can cause glare at night. A detailer's trick is to polish glass with newspaper to remove residue. Try not to touch the inside surfaces of your windshield, side windows, or mirrors with your hands, even if it's to wipe off mist. The oil from your skin will smear, and light will glare when it shines through any place where you touched the glass. Instead, keep a cotton or microfiber cloth in your door pocket.
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8 Bolt on Some Fog Lights
Fog lights, as the name implies, help the driver see the road instead of simply lighting up the fog in front of the car. They're are aimed as low as possible because fog itself often hangs no lower than a couple of feet above the road, and if a fog light is aimed high, it will produce glare in the fog and will blind oncoming drivers.
These lights can be useful even when it's not foggy, however, because they spread wider than typical low beams, so they can help you see farther beyond the road's shoulder. One point to remember: Fog lights placed low on a car's front fascia will also create large shadows in front of small rocks, bumps and uneven potholes and make them look much larger.
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9 Add Auxiliary Lights—Cautiously

When its time to really light up the night, there are plenty of auxiliary lamps available. These lights vary in name—they're sometimes called driving lights, spot lights, or pencil beams.
But you've got to be careful with them. Some are meant only to supplement your high beams, and many of them are intended for off-road use only. So be sure to check the legality of the lights for road use in your state—some of them are against the law. The reason is that light from a high-intensity discharge (HID) source or from LEDs can be like instant daylight, and after a while your eyes will adjust to the increased brightness. Then when you turn off your extra lights for oncoming traffic, your ordinary low-beam headlights appear impossibly dim. Your eyes will need to readjust as if you've just walked into a dark movie theater, and that can take up to 30 seconds.
It's best to temper your enthusiasm for driving lights, then, and select a pair of lamps that are meant for road use.
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10 Clean and Adjust Your Exterior Mirrors

Dirty mirrors reflect the lights from cars behind you in a wider, diffused shape that can produce glare in your eyes, so clean them up. Also, aim the exterior mirrors so that you can move your head out of the path of lights reflected in them. We like to aim them downward just slightly. That way, you can see cars behind you by tipping your head slightly forward, but you keep the other car's headlights out of your eyes—and prevent them from temporarily blinding you with their high beams.
Also don't forget to switch your inside rear-view mirror to the Night or Auto Dim setting, which darkens the mirror to prevent glare.
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11 Keep Your Eyes Healthy
To reduce the effects of eye fatigue at night while driving, eye doctors often recommend keeping your eyes moving, scanning all around your field of vision instead of focusing on one area. The American Optometric Association suggests checkups every three years if you're under 40, every two years until you're 60, and annually after that.

Source:[url] http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/g106/10-safety-tips-for-driving-after-dark/[/url]

How To Overtake Safely (Some Safety Check Questions)

Hi Folks, it’s another weekend again and we trust you may have one or two places to drive to. While driving, the car in front of you may be too slow, or you may be in a hurry to get to your destination, so we found some quick safety check questions to guide you if you are considering overtaking here that you should ask if you want to overtake.

Yes we know: you shouldn’t over-analyse such speed related matters, right? But hey, that may keep you and your car safer, and those safety-check questions and their answers normally flash in split seconds. So here is:

1. Do you have a clear view? You must not overtake unless you have a clear view of any approaching traffic and you can complete the manoeuvre safely with plenty of margin for error.

2. Is there a straight stretch of road ahead? Don’t begin to overtake when approaching a crest in the road, a curve or any other situation where your view of the road is limited. Remember that even on a straight stretch, a dip in the road can conceal an oncoming vehicle.

3. Is the road wide enough? If the road narrows ahead there might not be enough room to safely overtake.

4. Are there any side streets? Check side streets and other lanes to ensure nothing will enter your space while overtaking.
Have a have safely driven weekend as you drive and enjoy yourself today, and always remember: your family wants yu back safe and sound.

Source: http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/geared/your_driving_skills/driving_skills/getting_past_it.html

Drive safely today o, and don't overspeed.

Over 12 Ways To Survive Accidents

Morning folks. Today we are discussing how to survive accidents. Accidents happen a lot to people that own cars but because it isn't a good thing, we must learn tips to minimize the chances that we will experience one and learn how to increase survival chances if one does happen. So I have some tips and a link here that get to the point. Read on, and have a great day.

God forbid, but if an accident appears imminent, you need to respond quickly but smoothly. Vehicles of all types respond better to smooth steering and braking inputs.
1. Choose your course of action. You need to decide what combination of steering, braking and accelerating will best serve to avoid or minimize the harm from an accident.
2. Steer smoothly. - Very jerky motions of the steering wheel, especially with heavy vehicles or those with light rear ends (e.g., pickup trucks) are likely to lead to skids.
3. Accelerate if needed. Although it seems counter-intuitive, sometimes the best way to avoid an accident is to speed up and get out of the way.
4. Take steps to recover if you start to skid or lose control. If your car starts to skid or if a tire blows, follow these steps to control the car.
5. Don't hit the brakes. This will only make things worse.
6. Keep a firm grip on the wheel.
7. Steer in the direction of the skid. If the back of your car is sliding to the driver's left, turn the wheels to the left.
8. Wait for your tires to regain traction before braking or pressing the accelerator.
9. If a crash is unavoidable, try to minimize damage.
10. Avoid head-on collisions into other vehicles or front-end collisions into immovable objects like large trees or concrete barriers.
11. Do as much as you can to control your car's speed. The faster the impact, the more damage it will cause.
12. Avoid side impacts. Serious injury is likely to result if another car strikes your car on the side where it is much weaker structurally and closer to the driver.
13. The above is if the accident is unavoidable, but the tips below will help prevent accidents in the first place:

14. Make sure the safety systems on your car are serviced regularly. Airbags and seat-belts significantly reduce injury and death in automobile accidents.
15. Do not lean against the dashboard.If there is a high-speed crash, the car's airbags inflate. They have saved lives, but they inflate with such force that if you are leaning against the dashboard when they inflate you will be thrown backwards and injured. If the car has curtain airbags (also called side airbags) it is also dangerous to lean against the sides of the car.
16. Make sure your car's engine, brakes, transmissions, suspension and tires are in good condition.[/b] The safest accident is the one you don't get in; having your car in top running condition can help you avoid an accident or minimize harm in case you get in an accident.

To read the whole thing, go to [url]http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Car-Accident

Some Tips On Overtaking Safely
Good morning thread members. Hope your weekend was fine. I saw the tips below about overtaking safely and thought I would share them with you.

"The most important rule is that you must ensure there’s nothing coming your way and that enough space for you to pull back in after you’ve finished your overtaking manoeuvre. This means you need to judge the available space, the power of your vehicle and whether it has enough acceleration in that space to get past, and whether there are any side streets where vehicles could pull out from. Remember that the faster that the vehicle you are overtaking is travelling, the longer it will take to overtake it.

"Check your mirrors, then signal for long enough to give other road users sufficient warning, check your blinds spots, then make the manoeuvre if it’s safe to."

To read more tips about overtaking safely, go to http://www.driverknowledgetests.com/resources/how-to-overtake-safely/ Do have a great day.

Driving Safely In The Rain
Welcome to Tuesday, Distinguished Motocamara Motoring Advisory Reader, and welcome to your favourite motoring advisory. Today we will be talking about how you can drive safer in the rain. The excerpt I have shared below will give you some good tips that will make your driving safer, so that Madam and the children will not worry that 'Dad is driving somehow because of the rain'. Lol. If you are a woman, Oga will not be worrying just because it is raining heavily and you are driving home somewhere in Lagos. Please read the tips below, and do have a wonderful day.

'In addition to the potentially poor visibility that accompanies most heavy rain, drivers should be ready to protect themselves against hydroplaning. Hydroplaning can occur when a vehicle is traveling too fast in heavy rain conditions, causing the vehicle’s tires to travel on a thin layer of water rather than grip the surface of the road. This has the potential to make steering and braking difficult and could even lead to losing control of your vehicle. Follow these tips to help you stay safe while driving in heavy rain.

1. Take your time. Slowing down is the only way to keep your vehicle from hydroplaning. Also remember that one of the most dangerous times to drive is soon after it begins to rain, as oils on roadway make for slick conditions. Waiting a few minutes, rather than rushing to your destination, can be a safer plan when it is raining.

2. Turn your lights on. Turn your headlights on to help other vehicles see you. Many states require the use of headlights during rain, even in broad daylight.

3. Give other vehicles more space. Add 1-2 extra seconds of following time in the rain, which gives you and the cars behind you more time to react to traffic.'

To read the full article go to: [url]https://www.travelers.com/resources/auto/safe-driving/driving-in-heavy-rain-and-wind.aspx [/url]

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Please, drive safely today. Remember your family loves you!

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When last did you check your wheel alignments. Pls do it this week. Thanks & cheers.

Just a reminder. Your safety and wellbeing is our priority!