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2019-08-01

Advice

Always Use A Child Seat

Always Wear A Seat Belt

Adjust Your Head Restraint

Check Your Tyre Condition

Never Drink And Drive

Never Drive Under The Influence of Drugs

Never Use a Hand Held Mobile Phone While Driving

Watch Your Speed

Advice

Think Before You Drive

is a global road safety initiative of the FIA Foundation, Bridgestone Corporation and motoring clubs worldwide

The campaign promotes simple road safety messages:

- highlighting actions that take a few seconds but could save your life;

- identifying the main risk factors that can result in serious or fatal crashes.

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Always use a child seat.

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Always use your seat belt.

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Check your tyre condition.

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Adjust your head restraint.

Think Before You Drive

has moved to Middle East specifically the in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Think Before You Drive

Dubai | Bahrain

For full details of this campaign please visit the official websites:

www.fiafoundation.com/thinkbeforeyoudrive
www.safetyatheart.eu

Download the Think Before you Drive Booklet link

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Always Use A Child Seat

- A crash at just 5mph can kill an unrestrained child.

- Never travel with a child on your lap or in your arms in a crash, your child’s weight effectively increases by up to 20 times making him impossible to hold.

- Never place a rear-facing seat on a front passenger seat equipped with an airbag.

- Seat belts save lives. Always ensure your passengers are belted up.

- A seat belt improves your chances of surviving a crash by up to 60%.

- 90% of injuries could be avoided if child restraints are used correctly follow fitting instructions carefully.

Always Wear A Seat Belt

- Without a seat belt you will hit the windscreen, dashboard and steering wheel in a crash.

- Unrestrained car occupants place themselves at severe risk of injury or death in a crash.

- Unrestrained rear seat passengers are three times as likely to suffer death or serious injury as belted passengers.

- Child seats save lives.

- Use a suitable restraint for the size and weight of your child.

- Buckle up for every trip, however short.

Adjust Your Head Restraint

- Whiplash injuries are the most common type of injury to car occupants.

- Whiplash injuries can be very painful and sometimes result in symptoms lasting years after a crash.

- Even mild symptoms, headaches, muscle stiffness and dizziness, can last for months.

- To help prevent whiplash injuries you should always adjust your head restraint when you get into the car.

- To be effective, a head restraint must be as close to the back of your head as possible and the top of the restraint should be level with the top of the head or at least no lower than eye level.

- Different makes and models of car offer varying levels of head restraint protection.

Check Your Tyre Condition

- Worn tyres cause reduced performance. It takes longer to brake on a wet road surface when tyres are worn, and there is more risk of skidding.

- Under inflated tyres reduce your control of the vehicle, increase braking distances and wear out your tyres more rapidly.

- Over-inflated tyres reduce grip, reduce stability in braking and lead to poor handling.

- You should inspect your tyres at least once a month. The correct pressure information can usually be found on the edge of the driver’s side door.

- Check your tyres for signs of damage or cracks. Even a small tear should be checked by a tyre technician.

- All tyres have tread wear indicators. These indicators appear in the main grooves when the tread has worn down to 1.6mm,showing the tyre needs to be replaced.

Never Drink And Drive

- Drinking and driving kills.

- Do not drink if you plan to drive.

- Never get into a vehicle with a driver who has been drinking.

- Alcohol leads to slower reaction times, difficulty in gauging speed and distance, drowsiness and loss of concentration.

- Late night drinkers may still be over the limit the following morning.

Never Drive Under The Influence of Drugs

- Driving under the influence of drugs can kill.

- Many medicinal drugs cause drowsiness or other side effects. Always read the medical advice on the bottle or packet, or consult your doctor, before driving.

- Other side effects from medicinal drugs include loss of concentration, slower reaction times, difficulty in gauging distance and speed.

- Anaesthetic from day surgery can also affect driving. Always arrange to be collected from hospital.

- Drugs such as cannabis, heroin, ecstasy and cocaine also seriously affect driving.

Never Use a Hand Held Mobile Phone While Driving

- Talking on a mobile phone while driving is dangerous.

- Using a mobile phone while driving can affect your ability to gauge distances, keep lane discipline and keep to an appropriate speed.

- If possible, switch off your mobile phone while driving.

- Only use a hands free mobile phone if you must receive calls while driving. Keep conversations short, never argue and pull over and stop the car if possible.

- Never compose or read text messages when driving.

Watch Your Speed