KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Driving in India is tough, but these tips will help you navigate through them.
- Understanding your car is very important.
- A driver should have all the knowledge regarding road signs and traffic rules.
India, a country with a population of 143.81 crore, where only 8% of it actually owns 4-wheelers (cars), as per the findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). But if you live in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, or Bangalore, you'd think all those cars are confined to these areas only, as traveling even 10 km easily takes 40 to 50 minutes on average. Plus, a special set of driving skills is required because of how unpredictable Indian drivers can be.
Also, if you're a first-time driver, you'll need to be extremely diligent and proactive to ensure that people around you and in your surroundings feel safer. On that note, let me share some driving tips for beginners. Before that make sure to join 91Wheels Whatsapp Channel to never miss out on automotive updates.
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Keep Distance
Maintaining a healthy distance while driving on the road is extremely important, especially from trucks and buses. Needless to say, you never know when the car ahead of you might do something unpredictable that could impact your vehicle as well. If you maintain a good distance, you'll have the chance to apply the brakes or change direction to protect yourself. In our country, thousands of accidents happen just because of this mistake, and people die or are left with lifelong injuries.
Understand Road Signs
Before hitting the road, take a close look at all the road signs on Google, understand their meanings, memorize them, and then move ahead. Also, learn everything about traffic laws and traffic violation challans so that you don't break them while driving. Additionally, your car's manual contains information about road signs, so you can also refer to it for further guidance. This will prepare you to be a more responsible driver and will contribute to your overall safety.
Make Full Uscase of Indicators
In our country, some drivers neglect to use indicators when turning, offering no warning to vehicles behind them, which creates a significant risk. This becomes even more dangerous because there may be drivers approaching quickly from behind, unaware of the change in direction due to the lack of signaling. Such situations often lead to accidents that could have been easily avoided with the use of indicators. Whether you're on highways or city roads, it's essential to signal whenever you're overtaking or changing lanes. Always use your indicators to ensure safer driving for everyone on the road.
Understanding Your Car
Before going out on long journeys with your family, you must have a good experience of driving it or understaning it. Becuase, every car is different, and behaves in its own way. So, you should know it in and out like in which gear it performs better? does it have any malfunctions or technical errors? how it behaves on high speeds and how good are its braking power. These are some of the examples - but it just goes on and on, if we go in more details.
Never Use Left Lane For Overtaking
Take note of this: On highways, the left lane is mostly used by big commercial vehicles like trucks and buses, and the right lane is where private vehicles (PVs) move. Now, this is the rule people follow in India, but this is how it is supposed to be. Plus, if you're driving and feel like overtaking, never choose the left lane for it - only the right. It's a safer option, as the driver has a proper view of their sides along with the blind spot. One can see much ahead, wider, and take more confident decisions.
Music on Low Volume
Good music enhances the driving experience; one feels better and more cheerful with the help of ecstatic music. Plus, if it's with all your friends, it's like the cherry on top. However, usually youngsters listen at high volumes and prefer songs with heavy bass. This experience is good occasionally, not every day. The high volumes totally cut off the noise from outside, giving you euphoria but also distracting you. In India, where the overall driving experience is so full of unpredictability, not being 100% present can become extremely dangerous and can turn into something horrible.
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Verdict
So, these are the 6 very important pieces of advice that every young driver must follow. By doing this, you'll stay safe and can also enjoy the fun of driving. There are also some other tips that are so common that I didn't mention above - like don't drink and drive, use low beams, and always wear a seatbelt - but these are also very important to follow. However, if you want to be a better driver, you'll have to practice driving, so make sure you do that. For more such informative content, follow 91Wheels.
