Don't drive your vehicle while distracted, or while under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Some studies suggests that one in four accidents reportedly involve some form of driver distraction. So don't drink and then drive. Don't do drugs and then drive. Don't drive when you're sleepy or tired of driving. Don't put on makeup, read, peruse a map, or lock through the glove box. Don't use your vehicle to vent frustration -- or to make up for time you've lost somewhere.

And please don't drive while using your cell phone or other communication technolgy (phone, fax, E-mail, route, guidance, infrared display, multimedia entertainment system, Internet browser). A 1997 study, published in the New England JOurnal of Medicine, reported that drivers who were operating a cell phone were four times more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers who not operating a cell phone. In April, 2001, supermodel Niki Taylor suffered severe liver damage from a crash that reportedly occured when the driver looked down to answer a cell phone. In June 2001, New York became the first state to ban the use of cell phones while driving.

Remember: There are children in the cars around you. Think of them before you attempt to do anything other than just drive.