How To Become A Smart Road User

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How to Be a Smart Road User The roads of our country are chocked with trucks, cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. Often we read or hear of severe road accidents. Every year thousands are killed and many more injured or maimed. Lives and limbs are lost and together with their loved ones. The roads have become a major killing ground. No one wants to be a casualty or even involved in an accident. So we would be wise to the dangers on the road. We have to be smart when we use them. While we cannot eliminate accidents completely, most can be avoided by just being sensible when we use the road. Human error is the major cause of accidents. So we can do something about this horror on the roads. Being smart is to know what we are doing and not to give way to impatience or other emotions. For instance if we drive a car, we must make sure that our car is roadworthy. We have to check the lights and especially the brakes to see whether they are in good working order. Faulty brakes will almost certainly result in an accident when an emergency arises. Driving without lights at night is an invitation to be knocked because we cannot be seen. In the crowded conditions of our roads it is very easy to be upset especially when we have to get to a destination on time. Impatience takes over and before we know it we will be driving recklessly and heading towards an accident. It is far better to arrive late at our destination than not to arrive at all. Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable on the roads. Being small, sometimes other road users do not see them until it is too late. So it is a smart thing for a motorcyclist to make himself as visible as possible, such as wearing bright clothes and switching on his lights even during the day. Of course he must make sure his machine is in good working condition. He must also make sure he himself is in fit condition to ride. It

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