Learning How To Drive Safely And Defensively
If you are going to drive on the road, it is essential that you learn how to drive safely
, and defensively to protect yourself, your family, and all of those around you. There are techniques which should always be observed to ensure that you do not harm anyone else on the road.
First of all, always wear your seat belt while operating your car. Seat belts function primarily to keep you in the vehicle, even in the seat, if the vehicle leaves the highway or is involved in a collision.
Side-view mirrors should be adjusted so that you can just barely see the side of your car. This reduces the size of your blind spot.
Adjust the convex mirrors to include blind spots, keeping in mind that objects may appear farther away than they actually are. Rear view mirrors can have the same effect.
Use your headlights to make yourself more visible to oncoming traffic. Also, always back in, not out.
When you pull out front-forward you can see the traffic conditions and are not dependent upon another person. Also, most of the time it's easier to maneuver in tight places by backing in.
If you must back out, get out and look things over before doing so. Confirm that there are no overhangs, low branches, or anything sticking out of the ground that you might run over or that could damage the undercarriage of your car.
Maintain a steady, consistent speed, close to the speed limit. When turning corners, use the push-pull steering method.
Place one hand at the twelve o'clock position and pull down while pushing up with the other hand. If your right-hand wheels leave the roadway, do not jerk the steering wheel to try to bring the wheels back onto the roadway.
Instead, remove your foot from the accelerator, apply pressure to the brake pedal in an effort to slow the vehicle, and keep your steering wheel in a straight-ahead position. Slow the vehicle enough to enter the roadway without swerving onto it.
If you see traffic building up behind you, the first thing you should do is place your vehicle to the far right of the lane you are traveling in to let the vehicles behind you clearly view traffic without pulling out into the lane of opposing traffic. Find a safe place to pull over and let the vehicles pass, even if you are traveling the speed limit or slightly above it.
If you must pass another vehicle on a two-lane road, consider how much time it will take to get around that vehicle. Rather than waiting for a clear area to pass and then accelerating to passing speed, drop back and start acceleration so you are already at passing speed when it is clear to pass.
When entering a freeway, use the first portion of the on-ramp to look back and find a gap in traffic to move into. Use the second portion of the on-ramp to build up speed so you can move into the gap at approximately the same speed that traffic is moving.
Merging can be difficult with an RV. You must take into consideration your vehicle's additional weight and slower acceleration and ease onto expressways very carefully. Always remember, a solid white line on an entrance to a freeway is a traffic control line and should not be crossed.
When exiting a freeway, move into the far right lane half a mile to a mile before your exit. Doing this avoids your having to find a gap in traffic to move into at the last minute.
Waiting usually means slowing down in the second or third lane, which makes the process of moving over more difficult. When the white line markers that separate the lane you are in from the one next to you begin to appear more frequently (more than twice as many white lines), that means your lane is separating from the main highway.
If this happens and you do not want to exit, signal and try to move over one lane as quickly as possible. If you travel in the right lane on the freeway, do not attempt to slow down for traffic entering a freeway, unless required by law.
As you can see, there are many rules which can and should be observed when you are on the road. The more careful and observant you are, the more likely you are to keep yourself safe throughout your whole life.
by: Tom Selwick
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