Driving at Night- The Dangers That Await You

NIGHT DRIVING

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• Night driving can be a risky activity almost anytime, throw in some hazardous weather conditions and the danger increases even more.

• Whether you’re dealing with high winds, heavy rain, or snow – if you’re driving at night.

ADJUST DRIVING

• You have to adjust your driving, accordingly, or factors like decreased visibility, along with treacherous conditions, can multiply your odds of an accident

• That can only lead to one thing… HIGHER auto insurance rates

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EXTRA CAUTIOUS• Nothing wrong with being a little extra cautious in

order to keep you safer while driving at night.

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FACTS FOR YOU TO DIGEST

• According to the NATIONAL SAFETY COMMISSION (NSC) despite nighttime driving accounting for only 23 percent of vehicle miles traveled during the day

• Over 50 percent of all recorded fatalities for vehicle occupants 16 years of age and older occur between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. (These aren’t even winter time statistics)

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AWARENESS

• Be aware of diminished vision. At night your peripheral vision improves minimally

• Focusing on objects ahead especially on rain slickened road

• With the reflection of headlights and taillights bouncing off the asphalt, anyone can have a problem seeing properly, regardless of age.

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DON’T GET AHEAD OF YOUR HEADLIGHTS

• This basically means you’re driving too fast for your headlights

• You can’t see as far ahead at night & if it rains or just after a rain storm it’s even harder to see the center lines.

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DON’T DRIVE AT NIGHT IMPAIRED

• Fatigue, drowsiness, or the use of drugs or alcohol, mixed with hazardous road conditions at night, and you’ve got a deadly cocktail. One that can often lead to serious injuries or cost innocent lives.

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• To make matters worse, NSC statistics show that 66 percent of nighttime vehicular fatalities were caused by drivers and occupants not wearing their seat belts, good weather or bad.

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• With sobering facts such as these, exercising extra caution when driving at night during winter months

• When the weather can be quite nasty, makes a lot of sense. In the end, your safety and the safety of others could depend on it.

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PREMIUM RATES

• Make sure you’re getting the best rate on your car insurance

• Why not get a more affordable car insurance quote today?

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