As a driver, preventing all kinds of car accidents is extremely important not only for your own safety, but for other's safety, as well. On top of this, it prevents financial loss and the stress of dealing with the situation. One of the most common types of car accidents are rear ends, so it's important to note these four tips for preventing these kinds of accidents:
- Keep Your Distance: To prevent yourself from rear ending someone else, you will want to keep your distance. You never know if the person in front of you can suddenly slam on their brakes. You want enough distance between them and yourself to brake and stop yourself from slamming into their vehicle. The best rule of thumb is to be at least two full seconds behind them if not more.
- Take Action if Someone is Too Close Behind You: If someone is driving too closely behind you, you will want to take action. Most likely, the person is an aggressive driver anyway and you need to pull away to keep yourself safe instead of acting aggressive back. If you are able to, it's best to switch lanes. If not, then you can pull over and let them pass before getting back on the road.
- Pay Attention: Of course, this is important to preventing all accidents, but especially rear end accidents because if you are not paying attention to the car in front of you, you won't know whether or not they have stepped on their brakes indicating that you need to stop, as well. You might not notice this until it's too late.
- Take Care of Your Brakes: Too often, rear ends are caused because of poor brakes. It's important that you are changing warped brake pads, as well as replacing any parts that may be worn. If you notice a squealing sound when you brake, then this is an especially good time to replace your brake pads and potentially other components that make it up.
When you consider these four tips, you can easily prevent a rear end car accident both happening to you and one you have caused. This is important to ensure that you don't end up having to deal with the consequences of being involved in a rear end car accident, especially one that you have caused. Since rear ending someone almost always results in you being at fault, it can be difficult to prove that it was actually the driver in front of you who caused the accident. Contact an attorney, like D Chadwick Calvert Law Office, for more help.
