As an advocate for personal safety, the tools I use most often are awareness of possibilities and appreciation of risk. If you make yourself aware of what could go wrong in a situation, and weigh that against the risks involved, you can make the best choices for your safety. Here are a few items, some…
Tag Archive: auto
10 Excuses for Exceeding the Speed Limit
Driving within posted speed limits is not all that complicated. Most are 35, 45, 55, or 65 miles per hour. There are exceptions of course, but experienced drivers should know the established speed limit for the roads they travel. If you asked most of us where on those roads the speed is posted, we might…
Weather Safety
I’ve lived in contrasting weather regions in the US. I’ve lived in the midwest and in upstate New York, where I have seen long, cold winters with over one hundred inches of snow. I’ve lived in the south in areas that are impacted substantially by hurricane conditions. Heat extremes, cold extremes, snow extremes, rain extremes,…
7 Reasons to Review Your Insurance Needs
Although most of my posts are focused on prevention, I carry a certain level of insurance in case my own awareness and decisions are not enough to protect us from everything. But what insurance should you carry? How much and for what incidents? There are all kinds of sites that will help you understand the…
Rain, Rain Go Away
For the last couple of years, parts of Atlanta have had watering restrictions and some minor water conservation efforts. In my county, we have had two types of restrictions. Last summer we were not permitted to use water outside. People were advised to water plants and shrubs with water from their sinks or tubs. Or,…
How’s My Driving – Revisited
A few posts back I wrote about an incident in which a failed to respond to a traffic signal at the correct time and nearly caused an accident. No one honked or yelled at me, which would not have corrective effect, but my own recognition caused me to understand what happened, and I expect to…
Car In the Water – What Do You Do?
It’s not a frequent occurrence, but sometimes cars end up in the water. Failures can happen as with an Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minnesota two years ago. Or their supports get compromised by swift currents as in the example from the New York State Thruway. When hurricane Ivan hit in 2004, sections of Interstate…
How’s My Driving?
Late morning Sunday we were driving in an area of Atlanta we were not familiar with. We had a general sense of where our destination was, and so we were not inclined to use the GPS. When we got near our destination, I began to realize the final navigation might be harder than I thought…
8 Reasons Why People Don’t Wear Seatbelts
When I worked on a massive hiring project, we were trying to learn about peoples’ thought processes for their personal safety, and we asked in the interview if they wore seat belts or not. Most people replied that they did, and stated the law required it, but many people still offered that they didn’t. They…
Thank You For Caring
Sometimes even with the best intentions, I make a mistake driving my car. A poor choice. I might be starting to make a lane change before checking the blind spot, or I might accelerate instead of brake when the light turns yellow. If my mistake causes someone to adjust, they let me know by blowing…
