{"id":96,"date":"2019-05-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2019-05-13T11:03:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T17:03:53","slug":"5-tips-to-avoid-a-traffic-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-avoid-a-traffic-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Avoid a Traffic Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of ways to get into a car accident. It&rsquo;s not easy to prevent, but here are five tips to help you avoid a traffic accident. With the independent insurance agents in Scotia, NY, at the DePaulo Agency, you&rsquo;ll be able to have auto insurance in no time.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Prevent Distractions<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping your eyes on the road is one of the best ways to avoid an accident. When your attention is pulled elsewhere, it is easy to miss a car swerving into your lane or when busy traffic come to a halt.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Eating<\/h2>\n<p>Forget about grabbing a quick bite on the way to work. Eating takes your hands off of the wheel and your eyes on the road every time you dip your fries into the ketchup.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Cell Phone<\/h2>\n<p>Other than following the GPS to get to your destination, you should keep your phone out of view. Texting or watching videos are great ways to cause an accident.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Watch for Road Signs<\/h2>\n<p>Missing a road sign might seem like a frivolous thing, but you could easily hit another vehicle if you are not paying attention to the traffic signs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Construction signs &#8211; can let you know if a lane ahead is closed or if there are workers nearby.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Stop signs &#8211; if you miss a stop sign, you may t-bone someone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Be on the Defensive<\/h2>\n<p>Avoid other drivers that are distracted or driving recklessly. You may think you&rsquo;ll get a rush from outmaneuvering the vehicle in front of you, but all will get is a ticket or perhaps worse.<\/p>\n<p>Stop by the DePaulo Agency in Scotia, NY where agents will work to get auto insurance for your vehicle. They&rsquo;ll also be able to help you set up policies concerning life insurance, homeowners insurance, and commercial insurance.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of ways to get into a car accident. It&rsquo;s not easy to prevent, but here are five tips to help you avoid a traffic accident. With the independent insurance agents in Scotia, NY, at the DePaulo Agency, you&rsquo;ll be able to have auto insurance in no time. 1. Prevent Distractions Keeping your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5,8],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-depaulo-agency","tag-scotia-ny"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}