Millions of lives are lost annually due to road accidents. Countless more are scarred or had had a traumatizing encounter on the road. Many factors contribute to these significant lost of lives. To name a few, lack of concentration on the road, drowsiness during long trips and driver’s lack of knowledge of their machine’s limit. When behind the wheels of a muscle car, one must exercise cautioned and greater concentration due to the massive torque powering such lightweight body. This is where great power comes great responsibility.

A muscle car is built with only one thing in mind; high horsepower and ridiculous torque. It is great to drive them on track and during drag race, but to go for long drive in your muscle car; driver’s concentration must always be at maximum all the time. It poses a great challenge to maintain this due to the fact that comfort is greatly compromised in these machines. When the body aches due to the uneven road surface, fatigues sets in. To avoid untoward accident, frequent stops are vital. Take a quick nap at fixed interval to maintain focus on the road.

A good driver would know their machine’s limit before attempting the impossible with it. When modifications and upgrades are done by the driver themselves, they would have full knowledge on the technical aspects. That way, drivers would learn skills necessary to control their machine. No doubt, to learn about the car’s limit is to push it to maximum attempting to control it well. This must only be done on the tracks and not on the streets.

Driving under the influence of any substance be it alcohol or drugs will significantly impair driver’s senses ultimately affects drivability. Brain motor function will be affected, causing driver’s slow reaction and inability to react faced with a complicated situation.