1. Always be at a safe speed for the situation you are in.
2. Always be in a safe position for every situation you are in.
3. Always be in the correct gear for the situation you are in.
4. Be aware of everybody.. ahead and to the sides and rear.
5. Keep a good clearance and safe distance all around you.
Think of all other road users as being unpredictable and likely to make mistakes, then when they do you will be ready and if they don't it will be a bonus.
* Keep a good separation distance from the vehicles in front so that if they stop suddenly you will be able to stop smoothly over a greater distance, what can happen is that if you stop too sharply so will the driver behind have to stop sharply, but if there not paying attention you may find them rear ending you or even sitting in your boot.
* Switch off your mobile phone. Some young people may be very surprised to know that there was a life before the invention of mobile phones.
* Use your mirrors properly. Set them up correctly before every journey and use them in a safe way, use the Mirrors Signal Manoeuvre routines and get in the habit of using them in pairs, for example if you are planning to move over to the right or turn right then use your interior mirror first to get the true panoramic view of everything behind you then have a check in your right hand door mirror to see if there is anybody you might have missed on your right hand side, and vice versa when planning to move over or turn to the left. Also have final life saving check in the appropriate door mirror just before you make a turn. Do not learn the hard way by knocking a motorcyclist off their bike.
* Make sure everybody in your vehicle is correctly belted up and strapped in. Even if its not your legal responsibility it is a drivers moral responsibility to keep passengers safe and the Police will take a dim view of you for hurting them. Passengers not strapped in can fly through the air like a rag doll.
* Learn to deal with mistakes from other drivers, some drivers may be new, inexperienced or with less skill than you. Why make a fuss or a drama out of it? Try to help them by giving them more room etc. Keep calm and chilled out and you will feel less stressed yourself. Often the drivers that make such a fuss by criticizing other drivers, shouting or even road rage are usually very poor drivers who make lots of mistakes themselves but surprisingly they often tell everyone else how perfect they are.
* Learn to move your eyeballs, sounds silly but research has shown that drivers who continually alter their field of vision are safer drivers. There is no set way but by looking long distance, middle distance, immediately in front, using your mirrors regularly then you should not be taken by surprise.
* When emerging from a T-Junction with your view blocked then think once, think twice and think motorbike before moving very slowly forward to improve your view. Remember not to go until you can see enough of the road.