Five seeing habits Flashcards
Imaginary Target - Baseball/Dartboard
What is Aim High in Steering?
Find a safe path well ahead
What is Aim High in Steering?
Centers car in traffic lane - safe path through turns
What is Aim High in Steering?
How wide and Deep? What’s in it? Objects and Ground
What is Get the big picture?
Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.
What is get the big picture?
Stay back and See it all.
What is get the big picture?
Have escape route, take path of least resistance
What is Leave yourself an out?
Space on all 4 sides, but always in front?
What is leave yourself an out?
Be prepared - expect the unexpected
What is leave yourself an out?
Move eye. Front - 2 seconds Rear 5 to 8 seconds.
What is Keep eyes moving
Keeps you alive at intersections, keeps eyes ahead of car
What is keep eyes moving
Scan - don’t stare
What is keep eyes moving
Communicate in traffic - horn, lights, signals
Make sure they see you
Establishes eye-to-eye contact
Make sure they see you
Don’t gamble - use your horn, lights and signals
Make sure they see you.