Zero Accidents

                 Driver's Prayer  (1) Oh God, Let me be with You, not with the demon! Let me learn from You, not from the demon! Let me be with sense, not with folly! Let me be disciplined, not unruly! Let me be calm, not excited! Let me be broad, not narrow-minded! Let me be patient, not impatient! Let me be acceptive, not violent! Let me be careful, not careless! Let me be mindful, not mindless! Let me feel that others are like me! Let me be for them alert and wary! Let me be law-abiding, not an offender! Let me obey the traffic, not create disorder! Let me realize that money is life's essence! Let me not waste money by causing accidents! Let me not use mobile while driving! Let me not be urgent for call-answering! Let me in no case drive on the wrong side! Let me keep gap from others long and wide! Let me be mindful of vehicle maintenance! Let me refrain from taking any chance! Let me drive slow, not drive fast! Let me live long, not ...

                   Unique Rules  Countries and their unique traffic rules: 1. America: Californian women are not allowed to drive wearing dressing gown. 2. Greece: Eating is prohibited while driving. 3. Turkey: Carrying first-aid box and firefighting equipment is compulsory.  4. Russia: No entry for uncleaned cars. 5. Japan: Mud-splashing is a bookable offense.  6. Serbia: A three-meter-long rope inside every car is compulsory. 7. Sweden: Drivers must keep their headlights on at all times, even during the day. 8. Spain: If you wear prescription glasses, you must carry a spare pair in your car. 9. France: Drivers are required to carry a portable breathalyzer in their vehicle. 10. Thailand: Driving without a shirt is strictly illegal and can result in a fine.

                 For New Drivers  Tips for new drivers: 1. Get familiar with the vehicle. 2. Maintain right sitting position.  3. Adjust steering wheel position.  4. Remember to use turn signals. 5. Keep speed limit within 40. 6. Think about safety. Know the risks and be prepared. 7. Know the road rules. 8. Be licensed. 9. Ensure the vehicle is roadworthy, registered and insured. 10. Adjust the seat to your comfortability. 11. Do not overthink. 12. Calm your nerves. 13. Stay on familiar roads. 14. Do not drive on major highways Other important tips: 1. Focus on situational awareness  2. Practice defensive driving 3. Adjusting to conditions 4. Maintenance of vehicle  5. Be rested and calm 6. Allow plenty of time 12 common mistakes new drivers must avoid: There are some basic rules that need to be followed to ensure that you are not a hazard to other drivers on the road. Mistake 1: Slipping the clutch City driving can b...

         My Accident Experience Since January 1, 2012, I have driven my car almost everyday and caused a number of small-big accidents. Luckily though they have not cost me my life, surely they have dented me and made my living dear. My causing of the accidents ranges from hitting a side wall to hitting a vehicle from behind to hitting two bike-borne youths. How I did cause: 1. Absentmindedness  2. Carelessness 3. Sudden-turning 4. Tailgating  5. Mental disturbance 6. Excitement  7. Mirror-blindedness 8.  The causes of my absentmindedness/mental disturbance: 1. My disturbing wife 2. Uncertainty of job 3. Hounding by the creditors 4. Pensiveness 5. Brainstorming  6. 

                 I Am A Good Driver  1. I always use seat belt. 2. My maximum speed has never crossed 75 kmph. 3. I never use mobile while driving. 4. I never park my car on a road. 5. I seldom overtake. 6. I never tailgate.  7. I never make a sharp cut. 8. I use horn when necessary and hardly give a long horn. 9. I let fast vehicles overtake me by cautiously pulling to the left side. 10. I never drive in a hurried mind or when fatigued.  11. I do not become critical if I became late. It is better to get the superior's admonishment than the curse of accident. 12. I avoid night-time driving.  13. I love money and dread its waste on accident-effected repairs. 14. I have Empathy. I care for other road users. 15. I practice patience. 16. I observe the road signs and abide by them. 17.

                            Horn It Wise! God's Instructions: 1. Do not overhorn! 2. If the front vehicle is slow or blocking the road, have patience and study the situation! 3. Your horn sounds lower to you if your windows are closed, but it sounds high to the outside traffic. Shot horn once or twice is enough signal. Excess horning irritates others and may cause the front vehicle to intentionally overlay or such other unpleasant situations.  4. Mind the horn! Stay alert to a horn from behind!  5. Ignore the horn from behind if you do not have scope for their purpose! If possible, then get off your vehicle and gently tell the reasons to the driver who sounds the horn stoplessly! 6. Receiving the horn also needs calculation. When a horn sounds from behind, it is not necessary it sounds towards you. It may be for other motorists. Reason before you react to a horn!

                           Safe Distance 

                       The Middle Pedal Undoubtedly the three pedals -- the clutch, the brake, and the accelerator -- are equally important, but the mid-pedal, i.e. the brake, is the most crucial device. If the clutch fails, the vehicle will not start. If the accelerator fails, the vehicle will not move. If the brake fails, both the vehicle and the driver will be lost. This brake-pedal holds a major responsibility in road accidents.  Points to remember: 1. Opt for a hydraulic disc brake system with an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). 2. Do not take a sudden pull before overtaking.  3. Braking is better than overtaking.  4. Do not dodge or careen; you have got to stop, anyway.  5. Mind the shortcoming of a dog or cow running onto you.

            Driving Under Pressure  1. Driving under pressure means inviting accidents. Do not take to driving. Stay back. 2. If in urgency: -- Hire a taxi -- Take by-roads -- Hire a chauffeur  -- Do not drive fast Remember: • No urgency can be more valuable than life and property.  • In fact, urgency lies in our attitude. In other words, an urgency may not be so urgent. Practically, most urgent situations are non-actionable. • Remain loyal to yourself. Loyalty to somebody or something at your own risk is a folly. • Wisdom is always primary. Understanding the pressure: ▪︎ Goal-achieving  ▪︎ Personal destination  ▪︎ Another person's destination  ▪︎ Under obligation or by force ▪︎ Find your interests

            Rights & Responsibilities "Rights without duties is useless; duties without rights is lame."   -- Jeremy Bentham "No people have risen who thought only of rights. Only those did so who thought of duties." -- Mahatma Gandhi "Rights and responsibilities are the two sides of the same coin."    -- G Edward Griffin  Remember: • Enjoyment of road rights without responsibilities is always fatal. • Driving is itself a responsibility. • It is always precautionary to drive. • Driving is an engaging act.

                                Experience  "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgments."                                                            -- Mark Twain Points to remember: 1. Do not forget your past mistakes.  2. Learn from your mistakes as well as from those of the others. 3. Mistakes occur in different situations and in different minds. 4. Don't ever think you are unerring.  5. If you have committed mistakes, you are extremely lucky to be alive now, for very first mistake can be fatal. An experienced driver is a lucky driver. 6. The road will not show you mercy because you are a new innocent driver. Accident is inevitable. Off-road practice, especially in open field or roads with almost no traffic i...

           Types of Road Accidents   

                            Driving Tips 1. A safe driver is a confident driver. 2. Get comfortable with the vehicle before driving it. 3. Stop worrying about what other drivers think. 4. Learn basic automotive mechanics.  5. Two skills to learn now: parallel parking and proper merging.  6. Distracted driving comes in many forms.  7. Look far down the road. 8. Safe driving means using all your sense. 9. Do not be overconfident.  10. Stay cautious if you are driving down an unknown road. Remember that diversions and speed-breakers are parts of a road. So are potholes, jerks, bumps etc.                                 Courtesy: Drive-Safely.net 

                               No Phone While   we are talking with somebody over phone, our mind focuses on invisible things, as our mind tends to judge the things for relevancy. Our mind moves about the context of communication and possibly the topic's supplementary issues. Depending upon the topic of communication, our consideration may involve the following issues -- 1) The person 2) The place 3) The time 4) The urgency of topic 5) Isolated or related subject 6) The surroundings 7) With or without company 8) Personal or official  9) The limitation  10) Explanation 1: You got a phone call about sudden death of a relative. Your mind will immediately visualize a big world of things and start working about the following possible things -- 1) The deceased 2) You role and responsibilities  3) The possibility of visiting immediately  4) The distance between you and the place of death 5)...

                                The Mind This chapter casts a light on the working of our mind and provides instructions  on how to use it to avoid road accidents.  "Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything is to be obliterated."           -- Jean Baudrillard, French Social Scientist Mind & Technology: The vehicles now have foolproof technology. They never disappoint you. They are immune to a sudden breakdown. They are easy to handle and carry sufficient security features. But technology cannot operate, master or control the driver's mind. Rather the driver has got in his hand the ability to decide the fate of the vehicle more than technology.  Human mind invents technology which can also be destroyed by the human handiwork.  Human mind is a glue stick:  -- Avoid being nostalgic  -- Avoid being imaginative ...

                      ON-ROAD EVENTS This chapter sheds light on how certain political, socio-cultural, and natural events on roads are responsible for traffic inconveniences as well as accidents. The chapter also proposes some measures to save the road from the harmful effects of those events. Roads are meant for communication and transport. From pedestrians to cyclists to motorists, all use roads to go from one place to another. The following are the events and their bad effects on the road -- Political events:

THE PARADOX The chapter points at the existence of contradictions in the society, which invalidates the rules and regulations and weakens the enforcement for road safety by putting the drivers in a state of ignorance.  1. Appeal to drive slow and approval for speed bikes.  2. New vehicles are sold, but new roads are not made.

                           RIGHT TO LIFE  The chapter philosophizes life in terms of human species and draws spiritual height in explaining how human beings are rightful to their life, which must not be violated . The chapter addresses human vagaries and tells how true outlook on life will put us on an absolutely safe road.

              THE GOOD SAMARITAN  The chapter redefines "good samaritan" as a person whose volunteering act prevents road accidents, and prescribes a list of noble acts  as road safety volunteering for the public. The chapter preaches Individual Social Responsibility (ISR) to inspirit people towards volunteering.   My Samaritans  Sj. Sudhanshu Bhusan Sethy Sj. Jatindra Routray Adv. Surendra Kumar Behera Er. Surapratap Routray

                      ACCIDENT SHARE The chapter presents authentic data of all road accidents in a given period and the shares of the accidents caused by different types of vehicles and drivers. The chapter also expounds the mental, psychological, technical, and other reasons of difference among the drivers.