We may not realise this, but having the right driving position when we are driving can literally save our lives and keep the rest of the vehicles on our way safe too, certainly, proper seat adjustment is the most important thing if we are to be able to drive properly and efficiently. [Read more...]
Continue ReadingAre You Sure You Know How to Safely Overtake?
Are you sure you know how to safely overtake and how important it is for your safety?
Safe overtaking is perhaps one of the most important factors in making sure that, while driving, we stay safe. Unfortunately, for many reasons that we will mention below, many drivers ignore or overlook the basic rules of safe overtaking.
Continue ReadingAvoiding a car accident with a pedestrian: The 7 good of his fate...
Seven basic rules to avoid a road accident with pedestrians where if we observe them as drivers we will have won the "battle of survival" on Greek roads.
Continue ReadingFind out now why the pedestrian is the "easy victim" on the Greek streets
Research has shown that – especially in urban areas – it is now a daily occurrence to "witness" road accidents in which a pedestrian is "carried away" by a car or a two-wheeler.
In fact, the European Commission (https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety) recognizing the problem makes special reference to road accidents involving pedestrians and proposes ways to reduce them in every European country.
Unfortunately, pedestrians are the "easy victims" on the roadway, especially the elderly, as it has been proven that the largest percentage of pedestrians, who fall victim to road accidents, belongs to the elderly, which is constantly increasing demographically in recent years in our country.
It is important, therefore, to know the causes of road accidents involving pedestrians.
Continue Reading5 Truths about drinking alcohol that will make you think again before you drive
Alcohol and driving combination that kills. The consumption of alcohol brings to the driver a number of negative consequences while driving such as difficulty in estimating distances, reduction of vision capacity, increase in reaction time, drowsiness, etc. Below are analyzed the symptoms observed in the driver's behavior and which of the two sexes is most affected.
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