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7 Driving Habits That Are Damaging Your Car – Athena Travels Bad driving habits are prematurely destroying your vehicle, but you can stop it by changing your behavior on the road. Being aware how to drive properly and stopping these seven bad driving (and parking) habits can better protect your vehicle and get more years out of it. 1: Not Avoiding Potholes Potholes are a fact of life, and avoiding them is good for your car. Think of them as the reverse speed bump. Not avoiding them can result in damage to your vehicle, so eyes on the road and avoid as many potholes as you can before you end up spending lots of money on repairs or a new vehicle.
2: Driving Too Fast Over Speed Bumps One of the biggest safe driving tips you can adopt is to drive slowly over speed bumps. They are designed to damage your car if you take them too quickly, but their purpose serves the community. By properly slowing down (even for a small one with no one around), you can protect your vehicle, save yourself a ticket, and potentially avoid hitting someone or something in a pedestrian-friendly zone.
3: Not Using Your Hand Brake The only part of your vehicle that is specifically designed to keep your car parked is your hand brake. Not using it is common and far too many of us do this because our cars stay in park when we put it into gear, right? In reality not using your hand brake is putting a lot of stress and wear on your vehicle, and to keep it in great condition for as long as possible you are going to want to use your hand brake in every condition, not just on hills or bumpy roads.
4: Not Maintaining Your Vehicle When the Lights Go On If you see a maintenance light go on, get your car checked as soon as possible. Changing the oil is a fast and easy thing to do and it prolongs the life of your vehicle. All issues that your car warns you of are easier and faster to fix right from the start than if you allow them to fester.
5: Driving Until Your Gas Tank is Almost Empty Yes, driving tank indicators are wrong. They’re very wrong. You might have 50 kilometers left in your gas tank before you hit empty, but that isn’t the only reason to have gas in your car. Gas also acts as a coolant, so when your gas tank runs empty, it can lead your car to overheat or even malfunction — driving too often on empty means that your catalytic converter, fuel system, and the fuel pump could all become damaged. The danger is even greater if you run on empty.
6: Immediately Changing from Reverse to Drive You need to come to a complete stop before you change gears from reverse into drive and vice versa. This applies to manual vehicles and automatic vehicles. Not taking this extra step can damage your transmission, and in some cases, even beyond repair. If you have done this in the past, get it taken in for a checkup and transmission service ASAP and start taking those few extra seconds to come to a complete stop.
7: Not Checking Your Vehicle Regularly Small issues are easy to fix and easy on the budget. We’ve already gone over how you need to take your vehicle in once an indicator light turns on, but in this case, you are going to want to check the car for yourself. Check the air pressure in your tires, check the body of your vehicle, check to make sure all the lights work – these issues can become worse over time if you don’t fix them (rust, for example), and in other cases, adopting this new habit is key to saving yourself a ticket. Your vehicle can last you over a decade and more if taken care of properly, especially if it doesn’t have too many advanced safety issues or computer systems in place. Safe driving, good habits and keeping your car clean are all great methods in keeping your vehicle free from damage. And, this is just what has made Athena Cars & Tours one of the most reliable and trusted travel partner for Bangaloreans. Every individual and every corporate relies on the Bangalore city cab services that Athena offers, because of the standards we adopt. From the condition of our vehicles, to the mannerism of chauffeurs, and the riding safety measures employed, each aspect is thoroughly monitored and managed, to make every trip with Athena, the best.
