MISSING YOUR EXIT
WRECK-LESS DRIVING©
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
MISSING YOUR EXIT
FORT DEPOSIT, AL: Bunk was exiting I-65 towards home when he saw this perfect example of an impatient dangerous driver. This one had over-shot the exit ramp and was backing about 500 feet to return to it. Several vehicles in the right lane had to make a fast switch to the left lane which was already heavy with cars and trucks. Lucky for the oldster, he missed being creamed.
If you miss an exit, which we all have done, do not back up. Not even on the service lane. It may take a few more minutes to reach the next exit and come back but that may be a cheap investment. The time lost, and pain, and expense, and lasting mental trauma of a crash with fast moving innocent drivers is a poor trade-off.
In 2002 the Alabama legislature mandated an extra insurance premium reduction for its 670,000 older drivers when they complete a classroom safe driving program. It takes no tax moneys to implement this life-saver. Just one crash claim for one million dollars avoided by an older driver with renewed skills will be a financial boon to the insurance companies and could lead to even lower rates for everyone.
If your state legislators have not mandated such a premium reduction send them this column with your request that they do so.
GHD138 all rights reserved
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
MISSING YOUR EXIT
FORT DEPOSIT, AL: Bunk was exiting I-65 towards home when he saw this perfect example of an impatient dangerous driver. This one had over-shot the exit ramp and was backing about 500 feet to return to it. Several vehicles in the right lane had to make a fast switch to the left lane which was already heavy with cars and trucks. Lucky for the oldster, he missed being creamed.
If you miss an exit, which we all have done, do not back up. Not even on the service lane. It may take a few more minutes to reach the next exit and come back but that may be a cheap investment. The time lost, and pain, and expense, and lasting mental trauma of a crash with fast moving innocent drivers is a poor trade-off.
In 2002 the Alabama legislature mandated an extra insurance premium reduction for its 670,000 older drivers when they complete a classroom safe driving program. It takes no tax moneys to implement this life-saver. Just one crash claim for one million dollars avoided by an older driver with renewed skills will be a financial boon to the insurance companies and could lead to even lower rates for everyone.
If your state legislators have not mandated such a premium reduction send them this column with your request that they do so.
GHD138 all rights reserved
posted by WRECK-LESS at Saturday, October 14, 2006
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