During the holiday season, Georgia State Patrol Troopers have been cracking down on drivers.

The troopers said that they have found preventing distracted and impaired driving has cut down on the number of accidents over the holidays and advise people not to drink and drive when attending family events. They also warned about speeding saying that if drivers were to cut their speed by as little as 10 mph there would be a reduction in the number of accidents.

The Christmas weekend saw three DUI arrests by Georgia State Troopers in Valdosta, one in Albany, and five in Thomasville. More are expected for the New Year weekend.

Across South Georgia as a whole there were nine DUI arrests.

Troopers went on to say that they have also been keeping their eye on those driving while texting.

The holiday weekend saw total of 17 wrecks in South Georgia, five in Albany, nine in Valdosta, and three in Thomasville.
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If you have to drive in the snow or ice, try and make sure you can wait until the sand trucks and snow plows have been out first.

Then, you need to learn the best techniques for winter driving. If you can, try and practice them in a large open space where there are no other vehicles first, just so that you can learn how your car reacts.

Firstly, you should have your lights on, so that other motorists can see you and ensure they are clean and your windshield as well.

The most important thing when driving on icy roads is to decrease your speed and allow much more space than usual between you and the car in front, to reduce the risk of a rear end collision. If you do have to brake, do it more gently than usual to save skidding, but if you feel the wheels locking up then ease off the brake.

To keep better traction, use low gears, especially when going downhill and never use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads.

Remember that even though the temperature may be above freezing, there could still be ice patches in some areas so be alert at all times.

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One of the main causes of accidents has always been speeding and around 10 years ago, before people had smart phones, around a third of fatal crashes were caused by speeding.

However, since the advent of smart phones, driving while distracted has taken over from speeding as a major cause of fatal accidents with 64% of all traffic accidents in the United States, some 1.6 million, involving the use of a cell phone. In fact, there are over 330,000 severe injury accidents caused by people texting.

In Georgia, two new laws for distracted driving were introduced in 2010. One bans texting while operating a motor vehicle and the other prohibits anyone 18 and younger from the use of a wireless device while driving. Both are around a $150 fine.

Distracted driving is a top killer in the U.S. and even though the number of car crashes is slowly decreasing, those involving cell phones are increasing.

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