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New Drivers Need to Avoid Looking at Themselves in Their Vehicle's Mirrors
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Driving School Association of the Americas ConsumerFeature
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD--BUT THEN START LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO FOOD IN YOUR TEETH? THAT CAN BE A DISTRACTION--SINCE YOUR EYES ARE OFF THE ROAD, WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A CRASH. THE "DRIVING-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS" REMINDS DRIVERS THAT MIRRORS ARE IN THE CAR FOR ONE PURPOSE: TO EXPAND THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE ROADWAY. BUT, MOST DRIVERS--MEN AND WOMEN, OF ALL AGES--CAN'T RESIST THE URGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY LOOK GOOD--EVEN WHEN THEY'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL. FOR MOST, IT'S JUST A HABIT--BUT A BAD HABIT THAT THEY NEED TO BREAK. EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, THERE ARE A HALF-MILLION PEOPLE DRIVING DISTRACTED--PUTTING THEMSELVES, THEIR PASSENGERS, AND ANYONE AROUND THEM AT RISK. USE COMMON-SENSE: KEEP A STEADY EYE ON YOUR REARVIEW- OR SIDE-MIRRORS--BUT ONLY CHECK YOUR LOOKS WHEN STOPPED. LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING DISTRACTED-DRIVING, AT "FACEBOOK"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"AUTO-ALLIANCE".
For a
similar report on avoiding texting while driving,
click here; for one
about adults helping younger drivers avoid picking up bad habits,
click here.
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