Signalling: Keep a safe gap between your vehicle and the one in front so that:

(Tips for Safety Driving taken from the Singapore Police Force)

• Your view of the road will be improved.
• In heavy traffic it is safer to look through the windows of the vehicle in front than to pull out for a better view of the road ahead.
• You are less likely to have to slam on the brakes should the vehicle in front stop suddenly. This in turn gives the driver behind more time to react.
• An impatient driver following along behind will be able to use the gap to overtake.
• Should you wish to overtake you will be well placed to see when it is safe to do so.
• Don't drive in any vehicle's blind spots for any longer than you have to on straight roads.
• When you come to a complete halt, held up behind a line of vehicles at traffic lights or road works, you should make sure that you can see both tarmac and the rear tyres of the vehicles in front of you.

Attitude

Drivers' errors account for over 90 percent of accidents and it is important to know your limits and that of your vehicle. All too often when we take risks, we try to justify them instead of taking a critical look at our attitudes.

Three components of attitude are:

Thinking - when we think we have good skills, long driving experience and good vehicle with safety features, we think that we can handle any situation and it is perfectly safe.

Feeling - over self-confidence will increase our self-belief that we can take risks and it is perfectly safe.

Behaviour - we will be driving over the speed limits, beating the traffic lights, weaving in and out of traffic and even tailgating.

(Tips for Safety Driving taken from the Singapore Police Force)