Don’t follow too closely
Follow the "three-second rule."  Drivers need enough time to react if that car makes a sudden turn or stop in front of them. Allowing the three second gap between you and the car in front of you makes it easy to come to a complete stop at a red-light, stop sign or turn. Practice defensive driving!

Don’t drive drunk
Alcohol-related crashes are painful and expensive. This year, 10,839 people will die in drunk-driving crashes—one every 50 minutes according to MADD. If you've been drinking, ask a sober friend for a ride or call a cab. Arrive alive!

Wear your seatbelt
Seat belts save lives. Every hour someone dies in America simply because they didn’t buckle up.  Seatbelts are the most effective safety devices today having saved over 267,000 lives since 1975. Yet only 68 percent of motorists are buckled.  Buckle up!

Avoid Distractions
Whether you are using a cell phone, eating, drinking, grooming, reading, watching a video, changing the radio station or talking to passengers, nothing is more important than your life.

Close to 5,500 people were killed and 450,000 people were injured in traffic collisions caused by distracted driving in 2009. Stop the distractions!

Don’t Speed
Have you ever heard the saying, “Speed Kills?” It really does.

In 2009, 33,808 people were killed in the United States in motor vehicle crashes. Speeding now causes more roadway fatalities than drunk driving making it the leading cause of motor vehicle related deaths. Slow down!

Don’t run red lights
Red-light runners put their lives and the safety of others at risk. Red-light running is a dangerous driving habit that can have serious consequences.