5 Seeing Habits And 10 Point Commentary

Question: RULE 1- HOW DO YOU DO IT?

What does it do for you?

KEY PHRASE TO REMEMBER

Answer: AIM HIGH IN STEERING

Imaginary Target - Baseball / dartboard

Centers car in traffic lane. Safe path on turns.

“FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD”

Question: RULE 2- HOW DO YOU DO IT?

What does it do for you?

KEY PHRASE TO REMEMBER

Answer: GET THE BIG PICTURE

How wide, how 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

Question: RULE 3- HOW DO YOU DO IT?

What does it do for you?

KEY PHRASE TO REMEMBER

Answer: KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING

Move eyes: Front 2-seconds. Rear- 5-8 seconds

Keeps you alive at intersections.

keeps eyes ahead of the car.

SCAN DON’T STARE.

Question: RULE 4- HOW DO YOU DO IT?

What does it do for you?

KEY PHRASE TO REMEMBER

Answer: LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT

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

BE PREPARED. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

Question: RULE 5- HOW DO YOU DO IT?

What does it do for you?

KEY PHRASE TO REMEMBER

Answer: MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU

Communicate in traffic- horns,lights,signals.

Establishs eye-to-eye contact.

DON’T GAMBLE. USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, SIGNALS.

Question: 10 POINT COMMENTARY

Answer: 10 POINT COMMENTARY

Question: 1. STARTING UP AT INTERSECTION

Answer: Look left, right and left. Check rear view mirrors.

Question: 2. WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC

Answer: When stopped in traffic, a car length of space is required from the vehicle ahead if it should stall and will give you an instant cushion if it should take a turn.

Question: 3. COUNT 1, 2, 3, AFTER VEHICLE AHEAD HAS STARTED TO MOVE.

Answer: This step is to be followed when stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear view mirrors.

Question: 4. 4-6 SECONDS FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH, 6-8 SECONDS OVER 30 MPH.

Answer: This is to keep you from getting a fixation on the car ahead and to allow time to obtain and hold the proper eye lead time.