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.

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