Always look right and left before proceeding. When in doubt, accelerate. But in applying this formula, bear in mind that they are all more or less intransigent. In the long run, parking your car in a lot is always cheaper than parking it at a meter. Never drive behind a person whose head doesn't reach the top of the steering wheel.
Teenage drivers believe they are immortal.
Don't yield to the temptation to teach them otherwise. Taxicabs should always have the right of way, unless you are bent on suicide. Never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings himself under the wheels of your car. The first parking space you see will be the last parking space you see. Learn to swerve abruptly.