| The holiday season is just around the
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| | passengers as possible. The NHTSA
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| corner and road safety conscious groups
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| | reported that a vehicle loaded with three
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| are calling out to teen drivers to be
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| | or more passengers can be involved in an
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| more careful this season. Takata, the
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| | accident four times than a single
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| world's largest manufacturer of safety
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| | driver's risk.
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| belts, created a list of tips to teen
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| | And since driving in winter is a
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| drivers for safe and responsible driving.
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| | potential problem for teen drivers,
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| The list includes other safety tips
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| | Takata advises them to take precautionary
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| other than always using the seat belt.
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| | measures. One of these tips is to
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| According to the company, it is very
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| | "thoroughly clean windows before driving,
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| important that teen drivers should avoid
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| | allow extra time to reach your
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| any distraction in any form to keep
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| | destination, turn on your headlights
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| themselves safe. And when it comes to
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| | anytime there is fog, rain, sleet, or
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| minimizing distractions, the mobile phone
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| | snow". By following these simple tips,
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| comes to mind immediately. Teen drivers
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| | teen drivers can protect themselves from
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| are advised to leave their mobile phones
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| | the risk of meeting an accident while
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| at home or turn it off while behind the
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| | driving in winter.
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| wheel.
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| | Other tips provided by Takata reads:
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| Apart from mobile phones, eating while
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| | "Double/triple the space between you and
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| driving can also lead to distraction.
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| | the car in front of you during any type
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| Combined, mobile phones and eating while
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| | of precipitation"; "Check to make sure
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| in the car causes distractions which
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| | brakes and windshield wipers are working
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| results to about 4,000 traffic accidents
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| | properly before driving"; "Carry an
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| on a daily basis. That fact is according
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| | emergency kit: Items to include are an
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| to the National Highway Transportation
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| | ice scraper, windshield washer fluid,
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| Safety Administration or the NHTSA.
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| | warm blanket, jumper cables, lock
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| Another thing that Takata is pointing out
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| | de-icer, and a flashlight"; and "Never
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| is that more teen drivers are driving
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| | let your gas tank go below half-full."
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| with numerous passengers. If a teen is
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| | These tips offered by Takata will go a
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| driving a vehicle loaded with his or her
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| | long way in keeping teen drivers safe.
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| friends, there is a big chance that he or
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| | Reliable seat belts as tough as Acura
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| she can be distracted. Therefore, Takata
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| | brake dust shields will also help a lot.
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| advises teen drivers to drive with as few
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