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Tips on better road control from race car drivers.
In difficult times we are all trying to save some money, but cutting on your auto insurance is not the best way. Not having coverage for your ride may, actually, worsen the situation in case of an accident. Instead, try to lower rates you’ve been paying. You can do so by taking defense driving lessons; dropping the comprehensive and collision coverage if your car is old and does not worth much; increasing deductibles and so on. You can also keep it low by being attentive on the road, following rules and regulations.
You know that car accidents will bring your auto insurance rates up for a few years, so it is really helpful to stay out of troubles like these.
Have you ever watched a car race? You see cars practically flying by, which brings us to a point that driving is a real skill. To achieve it drivers are getting a lot of training. It’s like science. You must know your car in and out, understand what it can and cannot do, how it behaves on turns, how fast it can stop or develop a speed. The car becomes a part of your body.
It is a lot of fun to actually try and race (not on a highway or street but at specially designed places for it). Right now we are talking about saving money, not spending more, so here are some tips from race car drivers we can use to improve our skills and to avoid those horrible pileups we see on You tube:
- sit up strait - highway driving requires a more reactive body position. You are supposed to see the front of your hood. Keep your eyes on the developing situation in front of you, ready to move left or right if necessary;
- cover both pedals (for stick shift) with the ball of your foot, not just the tips of your toes;
- be gentle with the car - great rule: less is more! Swerve as little as possible. Do not yank your car across few lanes if you only need to move over two feet: for that - barely turn the wheel. Do that to prevent a violent overcorrecting after the initial swerve or, worse, flipping an unstable car over;
- hit the brakes, if you need to stop quickly in an emergency, but keep going strait. It is the most efficient way to slow down;
- hit front first - if you have absolutely no choice but to hit something on the road do not swerve around it. You may start spinning and hit a subject with the side of your car, where there is less protection. So, if the subject ahead is relatively harmless, it is better to hit it head-on.
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Check out our “How to avoid car accidents” article for more great tips. Follow them and you will be a pro on the road in no time...Almost...
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