1. Make sure you and everyone in the car are buckled up correctly. Be careful to adjust car seats correctly!

2. Adjust your mirrors before you move!

3. Be very careful when backing up. Walk around the car first.

4. Parking lots are dangerous, many accidents happen in parking lots!

5. Observe all road signs, come to a full stop at every stop sign and red light. NO EXCEPTIONS EVER!

6. Be aware of the other drivers, not everyone is a good driver and they might do something unexpected!

7. Leave the music alone, do not adjust the radio while you are driving.

8. Do not talk on your cell or text while driving – It is dangerous and against the law!!!

9. NO DRINKING and DRIVING ever! No open alcohol in a car because you can be arrested just for having it in the car.

10. Do not take any risks when driving. Yellow lights mean prepare to stop!!

11. Keep the car neat and tidy.

12. Do not run out of gas, keep the tank half full all the time.

13. Windshield wipers and lights must be on if it is raining or snowing, this is the law in New York State.

14. No rowdy passengers, pay attention to the road.

15. In a school zone the speed limit is no more than 20 miles per hour. BE CAREFUL, kids run out in front of cars & buses.

16. DO NOT PASS a stopped school bus from either direction when it has its stop signs out. When a bus has the lights flashing, it is about to stop.

17. DRIVE DEFENSIVELY ALWAYS