All that good advice up there is great. I'm gonna add one thing to it... you know that saying about "it only takes a split second..."? That's the damn truth bro, I rear ended somebody about a year and a half ago and to this day I still don't know what my distraction was. As a matter of fact I was in an unfamiliar area so I had turned my radio off (I always do that If I'm lost or something) and I wasn't doing any of those things you're not supposed to do like eating, drinking, changing CD's, etc... all I remember is changing lanes to pass somebody then all of a sudden theres a car like right there. It totally sucks, it's a pain in the ass for everybody and you feel bad cuz you know you did something wrong. Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt other than some slight soreness but I'm just lettin you know... it only takes a split second.