1. First and foremost, resolve not to drink and drive, or to be a passenger in a vehicle driven by somebody who has been drinking. According to U. S. government statistics, every day, 32 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve a drunk driver.
2. Likewise, resolve not to text or dial while driving. OMG, that's just as dumb and dangerous as drinking, and nothing to LOL about. Distracted driving, which includes eating, drinking and even fiddling with the navigation system or radio, caused enough accidents to kill nearly 6,000 people and injure more than 500,000 in 2008, the most recent year for these statistics. A recent New York Times-CBS News poll showed 90% of adults think texting while driving (TWD) should be illegal.
3. Resolve to leave for wherever you are going five minutes early instead of five minutes late, so you won't have to drive over the speed limit, tailgate or weave across lanes to pass another vehicle en route. If you are walking, those same extra minutes will let you avoid the life-threatening hazards of jay-walking.
4. Resolve not to drive tired. A whopping 90% of accidents are due to driver error, including errors caused by drowsiness, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). So, if your tired, pull over, get out and stretch, and find a caffeinated beverage and something to eat to refuel your energy level.

'ICE' Cell Phone Plan Would Help Rescuers

To its owner, the cell phone is an indispensable lifeline at times of crisis. But, for members of the emergency services making life-and-death decisions, the cell poses a conundrum: Which of the numbers stored in its address book should they call to reach a casualty's next of kin?

Paramedics, police and firefighters often waste valuable time trying to figure out which name in a cell phone to call when disaster strikes, according to current and retired members of the emergency services, who said they must look through wallets for clues, or scroll through cell address books and guess.

Now a simple initiative, conceived by a paramedic in Britain, has gained momentum on both sides of the Atlantic to try to solve this problem. Cell users are being urged to put the acronym ICE -- "in case of emergency" -- before the names of the people they want to designate as next of kin in their cell address book, creating entries such as "ICE -- Dad" or "ICE -- Alison."