my takeaway: c'mon lady - it only turns one shade of green!

speeding is the #1 cause of car crashes.

32,788 people were killed in car crashes in 2010.

defensive driving is driving to save lives, time, and money in spite of conditions around you and the actions of others.

RUA safe driver?
recognize the hazard.
understand the defense.
act correctly, in time.

the fatal four driving behaviours are: speeding, failure to yeild right of way, driving left of center, tailgating. (who knew eating a few burgers in the parking lot before the game could be deadly?)

drivers with more bumper stickers are more aggressive and get more tickets.

to avoid a head-on collision:
read the road ahead.
drive to the right.
reduce speed.
ride off the road.

if you feel yourself getting upset, quack like a duck.

you choose what you think.

driving is a social behaviour. do you play well with others?

driving in a bold, selfish, or pushy manner without regard for the rights or safety of other drivers.

you don't know why other people are driving poorly.

that other driver might not be teachable.

25% of all crashes in 2008 involved talking on mobiles.

reaching for a moving object increases the risk of a crash by 9x.

talking on a mobile phone is a distraction equal to .08 blood alcohol level.

mobile phone talkers think they're aware and they're not, which is their downfall.

the average amount of time your eyes are off the road when you're texting is 4.6 seconds.

a mobile phone increases driver impairment by 91%. smoking the funky grass increases driver impairment by 35%.

a driver license is a privilege, not a right.

if you refuse to do the breathalyzer, you violate implied consent for which the punishment is loss of your license for a year. you violate implied consent even if you are not legally drunk.

an "open" container is alcohol within the reach of the driver, whether it's open or not.

if you cannot feel your head, you should not be driving.

1 person is injured every 1 minute by a drunk driver.

in a primary enforcement state, you can be pulled over if you're the driver and not wearing a seat belt. 18+ year olds in the back seat don't have to wear seat belts, but without a belt, a passenger can become a projectile and injure or kill others.

unsecured belongings can kill you in even a slow speed collision.

don't be overinflated.

let your foot off the gas and steer into the skid.

it can take a mile to stop a train.

animals are another dangerous part of traffic.