Top tips for better driving

Make Space

• Follow the 'Two Second Rule'
• Make sure you can see 'Tyres on Tarmac' when you stop behind another car

Around Town, Windows Down

• Make use of all your senses

Double your braking distance

• You'll show a warning light for longer and it's kinder to your car

Never overtake a cyclist approaching a junction

Lights on.Be safe, be seen.

• Driving on a dipped beam makes you more visible. But remember fog lights are for fog.

Reverse in, drive out.

• Its easier to reverse into what can be seen than to reverse out into what cannot.
• And it will save you €100 a year in fuel.

Look up, look out, look below.

• Stretch your line of sight to anticipate the road
• scan the road for hazards and read the road markings and signs out loud.

(rollover image to see what the more experienced driver watches out for)