{"id":552,"date":"2017-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:36:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:36:26","slug":"top-driving-tips-to-avoid-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/top-driving-tips-to-avoid-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Driving Tips to Avoid Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driving in the Lakewood, CO area can be tricky at times, and it does not matter if you&#8217;re driving with passengers or alone, safe driving should always be on your mind.&nbsp; In today&rsquo;s world, there are more distractions when driving than ever before, so it&rsquo;s critical to be aware of the top driving tips to avoid accidents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your focus on driving at all times and do not be tempted into multi-tasking.&nbsp; If you need to use your cell phone or other electronic devise, take a minute to pull over.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Resist the temptation to speed because the faster you&rsquo;re diving, the less reaction time you have and the increased chance of having a more severe accident.<\/li>\n<li>Drive defensively by keeping your eye on what other drivers are doing and assume other drivers will do something unpredictable.&nbsp; It helps you be prepared to avoid the situation.<\/li>\n<li>Keep some space between you and the care in front of you.&nbsp; A 2-second cushion if the weather is nice and at least 4-seconds if you&rsquo;re in bad weather.<\/li>\n<li>Plan ahead for heavy traffic and stops for gas, food, and calls, texts, or emails so you&rsquo;re not rushing to your destination.&nbsp; Take a few minutes to eat or manage&nbsp;business before getting back on the road.<\/li>\n<li>Move items you need within easy reach and don&rsquo;t attempt to retrieve items on the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid taking medication that may make you drowsy and pull over if you are extra tired.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure everyone stays buckled up in a safety belt.<\/li>\n<li>Be on the lookout for&nbsp;animals on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong>Colling Insurance Services, Inc.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colling Insurance Services, Inc. provides auto insurance to those in the Lakewood, CO area.&nbsp; Our mission is to provide the auto insurance you need with honesty and integrity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driving in the Lakewood, CO area can be tricky at times, and it does not matter if you&#8217;re driving with passengers or alone, safe driving should always be on your mind.&nbsp; In today&rsquo;s world, there are more distractions when driving than ever before, so it&rsquo;s critical to be aware of the top driving tips to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[470,514,516],"class_list":["post-552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-colling-insurance-services","tag-inc","tag-lakewood-co"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":553,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552\/revisions\/553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}