5 Seeing Habits

Question 1

Rule 1

Answer 1

“AIM HIGH IN STEERING”

How do you do it?
Imaginary Target- Baseball/Dart Board.

What does it do for you?
Center car in traffic: Safe path on turns.

Key Phrase- REMEMBER
“FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD”

Question 2

Rule 2

Answer 2

“GET THE BIG PICTURE”

How do you it?
How wide and deep? What’s in it? Objects and ground.

What does it do for you?
Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.

Key Phrase- REMEMBER
“STAY BACK AND SEE IT ALL”

Question 3

Rule 3

Answer 3

“KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING”

How do you do it?
Move ayes: Front - 2 seconds. Rear - 5 to 8 seconds.

What does it do for you?
Keeps you alive at intersections. Keep eyes ahead of cars.

Key Phrase- REMEMBER
“SCAN - DON’T STARE”

Question 4

Rule 4

Answer 4

“LEAVE YOURSELF AND OUT”

How do you do it?
Have scape route. Take path of least resistance.

What does it do for you?
Space on all four sides, but always in front.

Key Phrase- REMEMBER
“BE PREPARED. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

Question 5

Rule 5

Answer 5

“MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU”

How do you do it?
Communicate in traffic - horn, lights, signals.

What does it do for you?
Establishes eye to eye contact

Key Phrase- REMEMBER
“DON’T GAMBLE. USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS”