CLEVELAND — As Ohioans, we deal with all types of weather, including rain, snow and sleet. Still, a few of us end up in ditches during these weather conditions.
DriveTeam, a local driving school, says these accidents happen for a few reasons.
“People slam on breaks when they shouldn’t,” Instructor Thurston Voisine said. “They turn the wheel too much when they shouldn’t, or they sometimes even give it gas.”
Voisine said a driver’s mental mindset could also be a factor in these crashes. He said 94% of Ohioans believe they’re excellent drivers. A statistic disproven by the number of accidents the state sees each year.
“People go into this with way too much confidence that their actual skill level is much higher than what it really is,” he said. “So, the mental preparation before we get on the road is even important.”
Voisine said that could change. It all starts …