TheSteelAlliance, formed in 1997, is a five-year, $100-million commitment by 75 percent of the steel industry in the US and Canada to educate consumers about the benefits of steel. Their mission is simple: To make people want more steel in their lives!

TheSteelAlliance has compiled a list of questions to test your driving habits: Answered in a “Yes” or “No” format, Do You……….

•Overtake vehicles only on the left?

•Avoid blocking passing lanes?

•Yield to faster traffic by moving to the right?

•Keep to the right as much as possible on narrow streets and at intersections?

•Provide appropriate distance when cutting in after passing vehicles?

•Come to a complete stop at stop signs, before right turn on red?

•Maintain appropriate distance when following other motorists, bicyclists, motorcyclists, etc.?

•Yield to pedestrians?

•Stop for red traffic lights?

•Approach intersections and pedestrians at slow speeds to show your intention and ability to stop?

•Follow right-of-way rules at four-way stops?

•Drive below posted speed limits when conditions warrant?

•Drive at slower speeds in construction zones?

•Maintain speeds appropriate for conditions?

•Acknowledge intentions of others?

•Make eye contact and signal intentions when needed?

•Use your horn sparingly around pedestrians, at night, around hospitals, etc.?

•Use vehicle turn signals for all turns and lane changes?

•Avoid unnecessary use of high beam headlights?

•Yield and move to the right for emergency vehicles?

•Refrain from flashing headlights to signal a desire to pass?

•Maintain proper speeds around roadway crashes?

•Avoid returning inappropriate gestures?

•Avoid challenging other drivers?

•Try to get out of the way of aggressive drivers?

•Make slow, deliberate U-turns?

•Drive trucks at posted speeds, in the proper lanes, using non-aggressive lane changing?

•Refrain from momentarily using High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to pass vehicles?

•Focus on driving and avoid distracting activities (e.g., smoking, use of a car phone, reading, shaving?)

•Avoid driving when drowsy?

•Avoid blocking the right-hand turn lane?

•Avoid taking more than one parking space?

•Avoid parking in a disabled space (if you are not disabled)?

•Avoid letting your door hit the car parked next to you?

•Avoid stopping in the road to talk with a pedestrian or other driver?

•Avoid inflicting loud music on neighboring cars?

Score Yourself……Number of “NO” answers:

1-3: EXCELLENT

4-7: GOOD

8-11: FAIR

12+: POOR

(Source: Nerves of Steel, Washington, D.C.)