Tips Driving a Car

Watch you hands - While driving straight, your hands should be at 3 and 9 o'clock or 4 and 8 o'clock on the steering wheel.

Side Windows - Your side windows should be all the way up or all the way down.

Lock Your Doors - A closed car door will help keep your arms, legs and head inside the vehicle.

Back In - Since about one-third of driving incidents involving officers on duty occur when the cruiser is in reverse, cops are instructed to back into parking spaces when they're not under pressure. You should do the same thing. The main advantage for you is that it's much easier to see -- and avoid -- cross traffic when pulling forward out of a parking space.

Back Up - Find an empty parking lot. Using traffic cones, PVC pipe, or soft drink cans, mark a 9-foot wide parking space that "T"s into an 8-foot-wide traffic lane. (Hint: Put a little extra fudge room opposite the parking space.)

Lights Down - Preserve your night vision by turning down the dash lights to the minimum required to safely read the speedometer. It's much more important to see what's outside the car. Over-bright dash lights do nothing save hurt your night vision.