Road Signals Get your highway star Safety on the roads depends largely on every road user. Last week, we looked at how cars with different drives behaved. This week, we deal with defensive driving techniques for highway driving, high speed driving, night driving and driving under wet conditions. Highway driving Talk about highways and images of speeding buses and trucks come to mind. They can make highway travel a dangerous experience.
Fatal accidents occur predominantly on highways, especially on the outskirts of towns or cities.
At fault, is sheer negligence coupled with ignorance. Driving long distances on the highway, you become accustomed to the flow of traffic at high speeds. The problem begins when you are about to enter a city or town. All of a sudden you are confronted with a flurry of activity and a change in the traffic pattern. This difference in the traffic flow pattern often fazes road users.