7 Driving Tips to Keep You Safe

Stay safe on the road with these driving tips from Yahoo Health. Stay safe Cleveland!

The most dangerous thing most people do in a typical day is get behind the wheel. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 5 to 34, reports the Centers for Disease Control. Globally, motor vehicle accidents claim more than 1.3 million lives a year, and cause 20 to 50 million injuries—prompting the United Nations to declare 2011 to 2020 the decade of action for road safety with upwards of 70 countries pledging to initiate new programs to save lives on their roads.

About one in five US drivers— 36.9 million Americans—couldn’t meet the basic requirements to get a driver’s license if they had to take the written test today, according to a shocking GMAC Insurance survey released in May. Kansas topped the list with the most knowledgeable drivers, while Washington, DC drivers scored the worst on a test of basic driving skills, based on questions from state DMV exams.

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Think you’re smarter than the average driver? Here’s a quiz to check your driving IQ, using questions from the survey and other road safety research, plus driving safety tips that could help save your life from Charlie Halfen, a retired UPS (United Parcel Service) fleet safety manager who now serves as a driving safety consultant to companies and parents’ groups:

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