Heroes Holiday/Thousands have lost their lives in road accidents over the past years.
By Tom Benjamin
“Drive Zimbabwe”
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Many Zimbabwe families like to hit the road on long weekends, Heroes, summer holidays, and school holidays. It’s an opportunity to leave the worries of the workplace behind and get some much-needed rest. It’s also when there is often a significant spike in road accidents and fatalities. With the increased number of cars travelling longer distances on the road, the statistical likelihood of an avoidable incident or accident also increases. DRIVE Zimbabwe Roadside Assistance. https://www.facebook.com/105600827733427 would like to extend to all motorists the very best heroes’ holiday
Heroes Month/Holiday Thousands have lost their lives in road accidents over the past years. With this stark reality on our roads, it’s natural to feel somewhat anxious before leaving on a long journey to your holiday destination. Too often drivers think it’s simply a question of getting in their car and driving off, when in reality proper preparation is needed. We are in a month known for high crash and fatality rates and everyone on the road during this period needs to do what they can to stay safe. Drivers who don’t obey the rules, who drive as if they are the only road users entitled to be there, are a danger to everyone else. Drivers need to calm down and realise that the roads will be busier now. Everyone wants to have a happy and incident-free holiday but this can only happen if everyone respects the rights of other drivers.”
New/Unfamiliar Drivers
We all had to learn to drive at some point, but sometimes sharing traffic lanes with new drivers can be downright frightening. They may not be familiar with driving in heavier traffic and may make sudden stops or other abrupt moves. Or, you may find yourself in traffic with out-of-towners who don’t know the area and make sudden turns, lane changes and exits. With more people travelling across roads, they’re not familiar with during this time of year, the likelihood of crashes goes up and the need for greater alertness from other drivers increases.
Putting the Brakes on Holiday Driving Dangers
Knowing the best way to handle holiday driving dangers begins with identifying what they are and then creating a plan for managing them. Applying The keys below gives you an advantage behind the wheel that can be used year-round, but it is particularly important when dealing with busy holiday driving conditions.
Implementing these principles is an effective way to increase your odds of arriving safely at your destination every day.
Key 1. Aim High In Steering: Look ahead at least 15 seconds in traffic to see where you’ll be and anticipate what you might need to do to manage that situation.
Key 2. Get The Big Picture: Although holiday traffic is well known for its bumper-to-bumper environment, taking the time to adjust your following distance and looking for the safest position in traffic can provide you with the space you need.
Key 4. Leave Yourself An Out: By creating a cushion of space around your vehicle, you can give yourself an “out” when an unsafe situation arises.
Also, recognize that there are times when you may be fatigued or distracted, and adjust your actions accordingly. Whether that means you know you’re too tired to safely drive, or that you’re in an unfamiliar area and are having trouble navigating your route, it’s worth your life to take the time to pull off the road and take appropriate action. That action may mean taking a nap or a brisk walk if you’re tired, or it might mean stopping your car to gather the information you need to get to where you’re supposed to be.
Many driving hazards make the holiday season more difficult, but with the right awareness and tools, you can keep them from becoming deadly. We therefore urge motorists, those on motorbikes, and pedestrians to be mindful of the increase in traffic volumes and to ensure they are cautious and always focused on the road when travelling, road safety remains a problem in our country but at the same time, is not prioritized sufficiently by authorities. Even though traffic law enforcement is increased at specific times of the year, road users have a responsibility to obey the rules of the road. “Traffic law enforcement can only do so much and if road users don’t play their role in ensuring their safety, they compromise the efforts of traffic law enforcement. Road users have a responsibility when on the road and until everyone understands and respects this, our country’s holidays and annual road fatalities – which, in our view, amount to a national crisis – will not decline.
Alcohol abuse remains the leading cause of fatalities, with more than half of the drivers who died having had dangerously high blood alcohol levels. Not drinking and driving is a no-brainer, but what else can you do to keep you and your family safe on the road this heroes’ weekend? Excessive speed for the conditions is one of the main causes of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads
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