4 Reasons that Highway Car Safety is Important

• Posted on Autos.com Editor
• in Driving and Safety
• on October 7, 2013

There are a number of reasons why highway car safety is important, and some are not as obvious as you may think. Aside from saving lives, car safety on the highway reduces fuel intake, increases your car’s MPG and helps to build a good driving record.

4 Reasons that Highway Car Safety is Important

• Safety Saves Lives: Driving safely on the highways including keeping within the speed limit, providing plenty of space between you and the car in front of you, using your flashers and always staying alert saves lives. It keeps you and your passengers out of harm’s way, and your safe driving in no way endangers others with the net result of few, if any traffic accidents.
• Reduces Fuel Intake: Part of safe driving means driving slower. By staying within the speed limit, you are not constantly gunning the engine to speed up. This, by effect, reduces the amount of fuel your car requires. The faster you go, the more fuel you spend.
• Increased MPG: As a corollary to reduce fuel intake, by driving more moderately your car’s MPG increases. Not only will you spend less on fuel, you will go farther on the fuel you use.
• Good Driving Record: A safe driver is a good driver. Safe drivers get into far fewer accidents, and if they do, they are usually not at fault. They also receive far fewer traffic citations for speeding or otherwise unsafe driving. Both of these attributes lead directly to a good driving record, which reduces costs of insurance and car maintenance.

It is important to be safe whenever you drive, but this is especially true when you are on the highway, where high speeds can lead to increased danger. Being a safe driver is advantageous for many reasons, from saving lives to maintaining a clean driving record.