5 And 10S Ups

Question: RULE 1:

Answer: “AIM HIGH IN STEERING.”

Imaginary target-baseball/dart board.

Centers car in traffic lane: Safe path on turns.

“FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD.”

Question: “GET THE BIG PICTURE.”

How wide and deep? What’s in it? Objects and ground. Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.

“STAY BACK AND SEE IT ALL.”

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Question: RULE 3:

Answer: “KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING.”

Move eyes: Front-2 seconds. Rear-5 to 8 seconds. Keeps you alive at intersections.

Keeps eyes ahead of car. “SCAN-DON’T STARE.”

Question: RULE 4:

Answer: “LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT.”

Have an escape route. Take path of least resistance. Space on all four sides, but always in front.

“BE PREPARED. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.”

Question: RULE 5:

Answer: “MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU.”

Communicate in traffic-horn, lights, signals. Establishes eye-to-eye contact. “DON’T GAMBLE. USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS.”

Question: CLEARING INTERSECTIONS

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Question: WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC

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Question: COUNT ONE-TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE AHEAD HAS STARTED TO MOVE

Answer: Count one, two, three after the vehicle ahead has started to move before placing my vehicle in motion. This will automatically establish a space cushion and allow me to bring my eyes up to the driving scene ahead.

WHY: KEEPS YOU AWAY FROM BILLBOARDS.

Question: FOUR TO SIX SECOND FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH, 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH

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Question: EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME

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