Now that a new year has started, you may have resolved to be a better driver. However, there are several deadly mistakes that drivers make behind the wheel and you may not even know you are committing these “driving sins.” Your Mercedes dealers want everybody to have a safe year, so here are some of those driving mistakes so you can be more conscious of them and adjust your habits as necessary.
1. Aggressive Driving – Have you ever sped up to tailgate a person who has cut your off? Or slowed down to give a tailgater “the message”? If so, you’ve been an aggressive driver. Each year, accidents caused by aggressive driving costs us about $40 billion, so just calm down.
2. Running a Red Light – Just because you speed up to get in the intersection before the light turns red doesn’t mean it’s safe. Drivers who do this cause about 800 crash-related deaths each year and more than 200,000 accidents annually.
3. Drowsy Driving – You might not think you’re tired, but if you’ve been up for more than 20 hours, you are more likely to cause an accident. In fact, studies show that you have the same reaction time as a person with a .08 blood alcohol level if you drive while drowsy.
Now that you know some bad habits you may have fallen into, you can work on changing them. Then you can reward yourself with a new or certified used car from your Princeton, NJ Mercedes-Benz dealer!
