Hastings & Hastings Lauds the Benefits of Defensive Driving

    PHOENIX, AZ, September 03, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As last reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 32,719 people were killed in auto accidents in the year 2013 alone.

Hastings & Hastings would like nothing more than to see that tragic number reduced to zero. That may seem like an impossible task, however Hastings & Hastings believes that it may be accomplished through the miracle of personal responsibility.

The standard Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, ANSI/ASSE Z15.1 defines defensive driving as "driving to save lives, time and money, in spite of the condition around you and the actions of others." This definition is taken directly from the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course handbook.

Defensive driving epitomizes the principles of personal responsibility. It holds individuals accountable for not only their own safety, but for the safety of other drivers on the road as well. Defensive driving is a call to action. It asks individuals to drive first and foremost with safety in mind.

Hastings & Hastings shares with the public one of the key tenants of defensive driving: the two second rule. The two second rule calls for drivers to maintain a minimum distance of at least two seconds between their car and the car they are following. Don't worry, no one needs to be a math major to figure this out. Two seconds equals approximately one vehicle length for every 5 mph a driver is traveling. Hastings & Hastings clarifies: if someone is driving 50 mph they should stay at least 10 vehicle lengths behind the car they are following, if they are driving 75 mph they should stay at a minimum of 15 vehicle lengths behind the car they are following.

"We at Hastings & Hastings want to do everything we can to help keep the streets of Arizona safe, and we think one of the best ways to accomplish this is by promoting defensive driving. I myself always practice the tenants of defensive driving and I encourage the public to do the same. I have always thought that good behavior has a way of spreading, and there is no better driving behavior than defensive driving," said David Hastings, the founder of Hastings & Hastings.

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