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Just when we thought that our road deaths were not going to spike we get news of terrible incidents down the country.

Again young drivers and speeding is the primary cause. As seen on prime time this is a worrying trend and only through safety workshops and proper attitude testing can the need for speed be reduced. No one wants to hear of families loosing teenagers to needless carnage on our roads.

Road Read want to offer sincere condolences to those families that have lost family members coming up to christmas.

IF IN DOUBT, SLOW DOWN!

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Ecodriving is easy to learn and it has been shown that written information itself has a substantial impact on driving behaviour, on safety and on fuel consumption without increasing travel time.

There are five basic rules to follow:

• Shift up as soon as possible: shift up between 2.000 and 2.500 revolutions.
• Maintain a steady speed: use the highest gear possible and drive with low engine RPM.
• Anticipate traffic flow: look ahead as far as possible and anticipate to surrounding traffic
• Decelerate smoothly: when you have to slow down or to stop, decelerate smoothly by releasing the accelerator in time, leaving the car in gear.
• Check the tyre pressure frequently: 25% too low tyre pressure increases rolling resistance by 10% and your fuel consumption by 2%.

For more information and additional tips on ecodriving please visit the ECODRIVEN European Project website: http://www.ecodrive.org/

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As a driver, you have a number of other responsibilities to your passengers.

Children in motor vehicles

You must not leave infants or young children on their own in a motor vehicle, even if you are away for a short time. The children may face a number of hazards, such as:

• a fire breaking out,
• difficulty in breathing on a warm day (if all windows are closed), and
• being trapped in electric windows, which could result in serious injury or death. More...

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Seat belt safety is the most important safety aspect of driving. There are only a few exceptions to the rule.

The only exceptions are for:

• people who wear a disabled person's belt,
• people whose doctors have certified that, on medical grounds, they should not wear a safety belt,
• driving instructors or driver testers during a lesson or a test, and
• Gardaí or members of the defence forces in the course of their duty.

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