Strong and Sporty Vehicle

As our drink-drive culture shrinks into a memory of years gone by, a new challenge to society and its authorities has evolved almost unseen. Drug Driving is at least as hazardous for drivers, passengers and other road users as drink driving. And in the UK and other countries, the penalties for driving while Unfit through Drugs are the same or equivalent to those for driving while unfit through alcohol.

Almost a quarter (22%) of those killed in the UK in road traffic accidents (RTAs) have drugs in their system – and the number is increasing. Drug driving is commonest amongst 20-24 year olds, and within that age group, most common amongst clubbers – indeed, the Scottish Executive’s Road Safety Campaign’s survey amongst clubbers led them to conclude that 81% had driven after recreational drug use.

The most common drug amongst drivers is cannabis. At the Universite Claude Bernard in France researchers have found that smoking cannabis almost doubles the risk of being involved in a fatal car crash – and cannabis does not just affect the driving, but the drug’s effect on the human body can make the driver more likely to die themselves.

The effects of drugs on driving

It can be very difficult to predict a drug’s effect on driving, especially when combined with other drugs or with alcohol. Research shows the main dangers to drivers are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

People drive more at night in summer and spring than in winter. Here some rules to protect yourself and people around you.

Headlights. If your car does not have automatic adjustment of headlights you should to adjust it by yourself before driving. Do not blind opposite drivers. Turn off distance light in front of other cars.

Windscreen. Try to wash and clean your windscreen more often. Oil stains and dirt which are invisible in the afternoon can refract the light of opposite cars. Thus sometimes you can loose vision.

Twilight. Do not forget to turn on dim light before night came. Driver without turned on lights is very dangerous.

Passing by opposite. You and opposite drive have change onto dim light. It is impossible to avoid blinding on narrow road. You will loose vision for some seconds anyway. So put your leg on brake pedal. Thus you will lower time to react.

One headlight. If you see one light it will motorcycle or car with one headlight. Be patient and attentive. Keep right side of your side of road until that car passed by you.

Boors. Some driver do not turn off distance light. thus look in side of the road passing by. Read the rest of this entry »