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Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.”
On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means
“always expect the unexpected.”
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be
careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might
do. Be ready for their mistakes.
Expect children to dash out from behind parked cars,
often followed by other children. Expect occupants in
parked cars to open doors into traffic. Watch for
movement in parked cars
--
someone may be about to
open a door.
Expect other drivers to run stop signs when you are on
a
through street. Be ready to brake if necessary as
you
go
through intersections. You may not have to use the
brake, but if
you
do, you will be ready.
If you’re driving through a shopping center parking lot
where there are well-marked lanes, directional arrows,
and designated parking areas, expect some drivers to
ignore all these markings and dash straight toward one
part of the
lot.
Pedestrians can be careless. Watch for them. In general,
you must give way to pedestrians even if you know you
have the right of way.
Rear-end collisions are about
the
most preventable of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough
following distance. It’s the best defensive driving
maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never
know when the vehicle in front
of
you
is going
to
brake
or
turn
suddenly.
Here’s a final bit
of
information about defensive driving.
The most dangerous time for driving in the
U.S.
is very
early on Sunday morning. In fact,
GM
Research studies
show that the most and the least dangerous times for
driving, every week, fall on the same day. That day is
Sunday. The most dangerous time
is
Sunday from
3
a.m.
to
4
a.m. The safest time is Sunday from
10
a.m. to
11
a.m. Driving the same distance on a Sunday at
3
a.m.
isn’t just a little more dangerous than it is at
10
a.m. It’s
about
134
times more dangerous!
That leads
to
the next section.
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving
is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the
highway death
toll,
claiming thousands of victims every
year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs
to drive a vehicle:
0
Judgment
0
Muscular Coordination
0
Vision
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