10 POINT COMMENTARY Flashcards
CLEARING INTERSECTIONS
KEEPS YOU ALIVE AT INTERSECTIONS
GET THE BIG PICTURE
WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC
HAVE ESCAPE ROUTE
LEAVE SPACE
COUNT ONE-TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO MOVE
KEEPS YOU AWAY FROM BILLBOARDS
CREATES SPACE CUSHION
FOUR TO SIX SECOND FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH, 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH
BUY’S TIME
EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME
CENTERS CAR IN TRAFFIC LANE
SCAN STEERING WHEELS
TAKE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHTS
EXAUHST
STALE GREEN LIGHT’S
SMOOTH STOPS AND TURNS
POINT OF DECISION
EYE CONTACT
ESTABLISHES EYE TO EYE CONTACT
HORN, LIGHTS, AND SIGNAL’S
PULLING FROM CURB
COMMUNICATE IN TRAFFIC, HORN LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS
CHECK BLIND SPOT
USE OF MIRRORS AND GAUGES
KEEPS EYES AHEAD OF CAR
CHECK MIRROR EVERY 5-8 SECONDS
SUBSTITUTE MIRROR CHECK WITH CHECK OF ONE PRIMARY GAUGE