{"id":3719,"date":"2015-01-20T18:23:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T18:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2015-01-20T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T18:23:48","slug":"life-hacker-and-safe-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/life-hacker-and-safe-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"This Life-Hacker Nails What Safe Driving is Really About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; color: black;\">\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEtiquette. Not exactly the first word that comes to mind when you think about safety. \u00a0Yet, that&#8217;s exactly what life-hacker and journalist, Kayla Matthews, chose to focus on in this brief but powerful video about safe driving. The majority of accidents, it turns out, are precipitated by inappropriate lane switching and other fuax pas. What seems rude can quickly turn tragic.\n\n&#8220;How hard is it\u00a0<i>really<\/i>\u00a0to use your turn signal in heavy traffic?&#8221; Matthews explains. &#8220;Good driving etiquette is something that many people don&#8217;t consider on a daily basis, which is a shame because I&#8217;m sure tons of traffic accidents could be prevented if they did.&#8221;\n\nWe couldn&#8217;t agree more. Be careful &#8212; and considerate &#8212; out there.\n\n<iframe data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jidAcbwFMnI\" height=\"360\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\nImage by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cjponyparts.com\/\">CJ Pony Parts<\/a>\n\nFor more great advice, check out Kayla Matthews at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.productivitytheory.com\">The Productivity Theory<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kayla-matthews\/\">Huffington Post<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Etiquette. Not exactly the first word that comes to mind when you think about safety. \u00a0Yet, that&#8217;s exactly what life-hacker and journalist, Kayla Matthews, chose to focus on in this brief but powerful video about safe driving. The majority of accidents, it turns out, are precipitated by inappropriate lane switching and other fuax pas. 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