Basic Defensive Training Safety
Basic Defensive Training Safety
"driving
to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the
actions of others”
While operating a motor vehicle,
always drivers should practice defensive driving techniques. Defensive driving
is the art of driving so as to prevent and avoid traffic crashes, regardless of
the unsafe conditions and actions created by other drivers and adverse road and
or weather conditions etc
A good defensive driver will practice
the following basic techniques
Glance well ahead in the direction
of travel. Look 2 or 3 vehicles ahead to observe driving conditions in front of
you. This allows you to consider a condition before you reach it;
Get the "big picture";
learn to see the entire roadway. Sweep the scene, sides and back. Avoid
"tunnel vision". Keep your eyes moving; Position vehicle slightly
offset to traffic to increase your field of vision.
Always allow an escape route, leave
a cushion by slowing or moving ahead of the vehicles beside you;
Keep your vehicle visible and
signal your intentions early;
When stopped prior to making left
turns across incoming traffic leave wheels straight to prevent being pushed
into oncoming traffic in the event of a rear-end crash;
When entering intersections
practice looking left/right/left. Be sure to come to a full stop before
proceeding;
Learn to compensate for hazards
such as weather, debris, potholes, loose gravel, or sand; and
ALWAYS maintain a cautious driving
attitude.
Remember, when entering a Rotary
that Massachusetts law requires you to yield to vehicles already in the Rotary.
