Road accidents are inevitable as long as there are vehicles on the road and someone is having a bad day.
You never know whether or not you’ll come back home once you are on the road because it is never safe out there. However, you can increase the chance of protecting yourself if you know about the road and traffic rules.
It doesn’t matter if you are the driver or an innocent pedestrian; accidents can happen to anyone –but awareness can improve YOUR chances of saving YOURSELF from deadly scenarios.
Did You Know? You are more likely to die in a road accident than by drowning. It kills around 1.19 million people every year –with 3,200 deaths every day. This is one reason why ICBC started to provide insurance and treatment after accidents. Where you can take rehab massage therapy, counseling and chiropractor sessions on account of ICBC.
Here is what you should know when you go out on the road.
Protecting Yourself from Accidents
Stay Alert and Focused:
It is a bad idea to lose focus even briefly on the road. Your alertness is the first defense, like a wall between you and an accident. This is why it is advisable if you want to use your phone or answer a text urgently, either park your car at a corner with hazards or, if you are on foot, get off the road and return when you have nothing else in mind.
Follow Traffic Laws:
Traffic laws exist for a reason, and they are for everyone– not just for the people driving. Obey speed limits, stop signs, traffic signals, and other signs. As a pedestrian, always follow traffic lights and walk signs and use overhead bridges and walking lanes to protect yourself.
Maintain Your Vehicle:
If your body requires regular checkups, what makes you think your car doesn’t want it? Regular maintenance is important to ensure that your vehicle is safe to drive. Get everything checked –from brakes to tires and from fluids to wipers. A well-maintained car is a car that can save you from potential accidents.
Buckle Up:
Wearing a seatbelt has to be the simplest lifesaver to protect yourself, even if you get in an accident. We have seen people seatbelt their seat and then sit on it just to stop the seatbelt alarm from beeping –little do they know that they are setting themselves for their death.
Don’t Drink and Drive
Drinking is banned while driving for a reason. Have you noticed what happens to you when you drink too much at a party? You literally lose your mind, start getting dizzy, and forget where you are. Do you want this to happen while you are driving? We hope not. Be like Duan Jiaxu from ‘Hidden Love,’ who didn’t drink a day in his life because he was afraid of making the same mistake as his dad (his dad killed an innocent man while drunk driving)
But,
What if You Do Get into an Accident?
Even the most cautious drivers and the most attentive pedestrians can find themselves in accidents due to the actions of others or just their luck.
However, what you do after an accident is what matters; you could either carry the trauma with you for life or do something about it like getting massage therapy in Delta or:
Check for Injuries:
Check yourself or anyone involved in the accident and see what kind of injuries they have, administer first-aid to yourself or others if needed.
Move from the Scene:
If possible, move your vehicle to a corner of the road to avoid roadblocks. Turn on your hazard lights to alert other drivers about the situation.
Exchange Information:
Exchange contact and ICBC information with anyone involved in the accident -like names, addresses, phone numbers, license plate numbers, and insurance policy numbers. If there are any witnesses, you can ask them for their information as well
Seek Medical Attention and Therapy:
Even if you don’t think you are injured, get medical help. Sometimes, the injuries are internal, showing their true colors later when you don’t expect it. Same goes for therapy. If you have even slight pain after the accident, get rehab massage therapy without thinking twice because it can be a sign of internal injury.
Hopefully, now you will be able to protect yourself from car accidents in a better way and even if you do encounter it, you will know what to do.
Don’t forget to be attentive while driving and avoid alcohol at all costs. And when faced by accident, ensure that you check for injuries, get all the important information about involved people and also seek medical attention and massage therapy in Delta as first priority.