When driving through a puddle of uncertain depth, go slow. If it's deeper than the bottom of your doors, turn around and find another route. Deep water can cause serious damage to a modern vehicle's electrical system.

Vehicles must stop when the bus displays flashing red warning lights and extends the stop signal arm. Vehicles may not pass until the flashing red lights and signals are turned off.

An emergency vehicle is defined as a police vehicle, ambulance or fire truck. These vehicles may have red, white, blue or a combination of red and white and blue lights which, when responding to an emergency, are constantly flashing.

In heavy traffic, at night, or when weather conditions are not ideal (eg. light rain, light fog, light snow), double the 3 second rule to 6 seconds for added safety.

Your reaction to an emergency vehicle could give a person a much greater chance of survival or prolong the wait for life-saving treatment.

Practice winter driving techniques in a snowy, open parking lot, so you're familiar with how your vehicle handles.

Motorcycle can be easily hidden in a vehicles's blind spots (door/roof pillars) or masked by objects or backgrounds outside a vehicle (bushes, fences, bridges, etc). Take an extra moment to look for motorcycles, whether you're changing lanes or turning at intersections.

A clean workspace will enable you to identify a problem and take care of it faster and more effectively.

Race in a Controlled Environment

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Drag Racing Track

SaferTraffic.com knows some people like to go fast! We appreciate the craftsmanship, time, money, and energy that goes into making an finely tuned machine. We enjoy high performance cars and the speeds they can obtain. We only ask that you keep your racing in a controlled environment such as a race track or designated area for racing like the one displayed in this video. Happy racing!

Illegal Street Racing

Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 804 people were killed in racing-related crashes between 2001 and 2006 and the highest incidence of illegal Street racing deaths is amongst the 15-29 age groups. Racing on a drag strip is much less dangerous than racing on the street. Spectators are kept at a safe distance, emergency safety crews are on site in case there is an accident. After declining in the first half of the decade, street-racing deaths are on the rise again, climbing roughly 35 percent from 111 in 2005 to 150 in 2006, according to the NHTSA.