HOW TO BE A BETTER DRIVER

FIVE WAYS TO INSTANTLY BE A BETTER DRIVER:

I don't have to tell you that there are a lot of bad drivers out there. You're probably surrounded by them right now. But making sure YOU aren't one of them is the best way to avoid an accident. So here are five ways to instantly be a better driver . . .

#1.) REMEMBER: NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE. Driving is the most-dangerous thing most of us do on a daily basis. So it's amazing how easy it is to get a license. Always assume that the guy in front of you is about to do something stupid.

#2.) DON'T TAILGATE. You're supposed to be at least three seconds behind the car in front of you. In other words, wait for the car in front of you to pass a road sign, then count how many seconds it takes for you to get there.

It should be three seconds on a normal day, and at least four seconds if the roads are wet. If you're going 65 miles per hour, it's about 400 feet. In other words, technically, we're all tailgating, all the time, and it's dangerous.

#3.) ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT. 77 percent of accidents happen within 15 miles of home. And if you don't wear your seatbelt, you aren't just putting YOUR life at risk. You're endangering your passengers too.

If your car flips over, and you're not wearing a seatbelt, you'll get thrown around the inside of the car like a rag doll. So no one is COMPLETELY safe unless every single passenger is buckled in.

#4.) ALWAYS USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL. 57 percent of drivers don't use it regularly. They

think they're such amazing drivers, they don't have to. But the turn signal isn't for YOU, it's for everyone else on the road. --So before you zip in and out of lanes like a NASCAR driver, give us a heads-up.

#5.) DON'T MAKE OTHER DRIVERS ANGRY. You don't know what they're capable of. According to one survey, 34 percent of people say they honk at aggressive drivers, 27 percent yell, 19 percent flip them off, and 7 percent mimic the bad driving.

All of that makes the roads more dangerous. But it can get a lot worse. Two percent of drivers admit they've tried to run another car off the road. (Wise Brother Media)