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2. Defensive driving - Wikipedia

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   Defensive driving describes the practice of anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others when operating a motor vehicle. [ 1 ][ a ] It can be achieved by adhering to general guidelines, such as keeping a two- or three-second gap between the driver's vehicle and the vehicle in front to ensure adequate ...

3. Smith System (driving) - Wikipedia

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   The Smith System is a defensive driving strategy [1] created in 1952 by Harold L. Smith. [2][3] Smith's goal was to increase the safety of commercial drivers. [2] After he opened the Safeway Driving School in Detroit in 1948, [4] Smith established the Smith System Driver Improvement Institute in 1952. [5]

4. Two-second rule - Wikipedia

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   The three second rule is a time for the defensive driver to judge the minimum safe trailing distance to help avoid collisions under ideal driving conditions. The red car's driver picks a tree to judge a two-second safety buffer. The two-second rule is a rule of thumb by which a driver may maintain a safe trailing distance at any speed.

5. National Safety Council - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.nsc.org. The National Safety Council (NSC) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, public service organization promoting health and safety in the United States. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, NSC is a member organization, founded in 1913 and granted a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 55,000 businesses, labor ...

6. Automotive safety - Wikipedia

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   Automotive safety. Crash testing is one of the components of automotive safety. Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles. Road traffic safety more broadly includes roadway design.

7. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act - Wikipedia

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   Systematic motor-vehicle safety efforts began during the 1960s. In 1960, unintentional injuries caused 93,803 deaths; [5] 41% were associated with motor-vehicle crashes. In 1966, after Congress and the general public had become thoroughly horrified by five years of skyrocketing motor-vehicle-related fatality rates, the enactment of the Highway Safety Act created the National Highway Safety ...