15 Common Defensive Driving Mistakes That Cause Accidents in India (And How to Avoid Them)
Written by a professional company driver with 9 years of on-road experience in Chennai, trained in defensive driving. Table of Contents Introduction Why Defensive Driving Matters in India 15 Common Defensive Driving Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) Personal Lessons From My 9 Years as a Company Driver Practical Defensive Driving Checklist Frequently Asked Questions Conclusion Introduction I have been driving professionally in Chennai for 9 years. In this time, I have driven company cars through peak-hour traffic on Anna Salai, taken highway trips in heavy monsoon rain, and dealt with more close calls than I can count — a bike cutting in from nowhere, an auto-rickshaw stopping without warning, a bus changing lanes without indicating. I also completed formal defensive driving training, which changed the way I look at every single trip. Most accidents on Indian roads are not caused by bad luck. They are caused by small, repeated defensive driving mistakes that drivers don...