Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Terrible Driving Culture And Its Bearing On Car Insurance

By Chimezirim Odimba

Usually what makes a driver bad is not the fact that they don't know how to drive but rather that they enjoy making up their own driving rules. These people find it perfectly acceptable to veer in and out of traffic, often honking their horns and using rude hand gestures to fellow drivers.

Likely the biggest problem is that most people are always in a hurry to go no where. Bad drivers will pay no attention to speed limits until they spot a cop ahead with his radar on, they will turn whenever and where ever they find an opportunity, and also create parking spaces where one was never intended to be.

Rolling through stop signs rather than stopping completely is also a sign of a poor driver. A certain warning of a bad driver is when you spot a driver with a mobile phone fixed to their ear, which is common with a good number of drivers in the US. Since Americans are forever on the move, a good number think they are skilled at multi tasking and regrettably a great deal of this is completed during driving.

Driving appears to present the ideal chance for partaking in something to eat, making phone calls, and several will apply make up and do their hair. Trying to find the best music selection while driving is another issue as it is distracting for most drivers. Driving skills are hindered under these conditions as they are distracting.

Bad drivers try to steer clear of the police. This is an indication that you are knowingly doing something wrong. It has turned out that it is normal to see unsuitable hand signals and harsh words taking place on the highway lately, this just increases the amount of bad drivers.

Most will agree that those who are deprived of sleep can never be good drivers. Therefore, a bad driver is all that a high-quality driver isn't. A good driver is conscientious, patient, well rested, and concentrates on what he/she is doing at all times. What is your driver profile?

It is time to get it together if you think that you may be a bad driver. Being this sort of driver has penalties that will grab hold of you one day. Actually, your rates for car insurance will end up being sky high if you don't become a better driver.

Driving, as you have been is liable to cause accidents and other issues that all come with a penalty. Slow down, keep your hands in the car, and disable your horn if you have to, and stay in your own lane if you want to be able to afford car insurance.

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