u/musclecramps

When I open FaceBook, I see a lot of accidents happening in SL these days, and I feel like one of the main reasons is that we don't have a proper education system in the country for that.

So I thought of opening up a thread so all of us could educate one another with some tips that we follow to stay safe on the road, while driving or just walking on the pavement.

My safety tips are;

• Drive at a speed that you can control your vehicle
• Slow down when someone is overtaking you
• Honk when people are at the edge of the crosswalk, so they hear you coming
• Look out for tuks, and honk at them, because they change lanes all of a sudden like maniacs. Tuk drivers do cause a lot of accidents.
• Honk at tuks even when they are stationary by the road, those buggers just randomly do U-turns toward the road.
• Use high beams when there are no street lights, so you won't hit anyone who decides to cross the street when it's pitch black at some random spot.
• Wait till the lights turn green at junctions before stepping on the gas.
• If you're driving slow, use the left lane in a multi-lane road
• Be respectful to each other on the road

These are some of the things I've learned after driving for many years. And this is from my actual street knowledge. The dudes at the driving school didn't teach me with any of that practical knowledge and I had to learn that all by myself.

Feel free to add your tips to the list.

Hope it helps!

If you've owned a car in SL, you know that lot of people (specially used car dealer) roll back the odometer (the mileage) of cars, and the buyer (you) will end up paying a higher price for a vehicle that has an engine that's almost worn out.

Almost every used car dealer does this and it's a crime! Sadly, in a country where corruption has taken it's place and where car prices goes up every single day, it's up to the buyer to be careful when choosing a used car.

How to not to get fooled by these mfs

• Check service records. Service records should be official with the stamp of the service centre, and you can call/ visit the service centre to verify. No stamp = red flag
• Check the pedals, if they look worn out and if it doesn't match with the mileage of the car = red flag
• Check the condition of the driver's seat. If the seat is in really bad shape, that means it's been used for quite some time. Same goes for the condition of the steering wheel.

They do this on new imports too. They import cars with high mileage from Japan and roll the odometer back to like 3500km, I've seen this too many times now.

I've seen that used car dealers specially target people who are planning to get their first car. So don't throw away your hard earned money if something feels suspicious about the vehicle you are planning to get.

If you can't verify the status of the car, take it for an inspection for a place like CarChecks or Royal Warranty Inspection, it costs less that 10k and absolutely worth the money, because you don't want to end up with a car that has done more than 200,000 km but shows only 70,000 km on the odometer.

It's the same thing for used bikes too btw!

Hope this helps!