Today's vehicles are filled with features and technologies to assist stay you safer – knowing how to use them properly can make you a better driver.
Some features can help reduce injuries in crashes while others can assist you avoid dangerous situations altogether. MIT researchers say reducing stress can help us all be better drivers.
New Year's resolutions often turn around healthy activities, which is why Ford Motor Company is present 10 ways to help you drive safer in 2011.
Here are our resolutions designed to assist build you a smarter, safer driver in the New Year:
- Click it – even when you're not worried about a ticket.
- Keep your eyes on the road ― not on your cell phone. Avoid unnecessary distractions.
- Read a good book – like your owners' manual.
- Scrape that ice, ice baby!
- Find out how technology is working to keep you safer.
- Learn how to parallel park – or buy a car that does it for you.
- Listen to your mother – sit up straight.
- Check your pressure on all four tires – and the spare.
- Take a cue from the Boy Scouts ― Be Prepared.
- 4, 3, 2 ... If you're counting down to the New Year – stop right here.
