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Article: I thought I knew everything about driving.(Navy personnel, driving safety)
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- Sea&Shore
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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Having driven for almost 27 years, in nearly every state of the union and under all kinds of weather and traffic conditions, I considered myself a skilled and safe driver. I thought I could maneuver my high-performance sedan around any hazardous situation and avoid an accident.
Since reporting to the Naval Safety Center, though, I've become aware of how many risks I've been taking and how, at any moment, I could become another motor-vehicle mishap statistic.
I anticipated my tour of duty at Naval Safety Center, but I never thought it would affect something I daily take for granted. My safe-driving wake-up call came when I started reviewing motor-vehicle ...