Personal Safety
* Focus on the road when you are driving.
* Don’t talk on a cell phone or text message while driving.
* Always wear your seatbelt when you drive or ride in cars and trucks.
* Wear a helmet when riding on a motorcycle or a bicycle.
* Drive sober or with a driver who is.
* Discuss, with your care team, if any medication or supplement you take can make it unsafe for you to drive.
* Avoid driving at night if you have limited night vision.
* Keep emergency supplies in your car or truck. These include:
– A cell phone
– A flashlight and flares
– Blankets
– Bottled water
Find out more about safe driving fromwww.safedriving.va.gov/resources/driving.asp
Other Safety Tips
* Wear a medical alert tag to identify health concerns you have. Get one from a drug store or from: MedicAlert Foundation International at 1-888-633-4298 orwww.medicalert.org.
* Keep medicines and vitamins in “child-safe” containers and where children cannot reach them.
* Never be out of reach of a child in or near the water. Make sure children wear approved flotation devices. Adults should wear these, too.
* Lock guns in one place and bullets in another. Make sure children cannot get the keys.
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