UPS Driving exam Flashcards
**AIM HIGH IN STEERING
How?
**Imaginary target – baseball/dartboard
**AIM HIGH IN STEERING
What?
**Centers car in traffic lane: Safe path on turns
AIM HIGH IN STEERING
Key Phrase
**“FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD.”
GET THE BIG PICTURE How?
**How wide and deep? What’s in it? Objects and ground.
GET THE BIG PICTURE What?
**Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.
GET THE BIG PICTURE Key Phrase
“STAY BACK AND SEE IT ALL”
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
HOW?
Move eyes. Front – 2 seconds, Rear – 5 to 8 seconds
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
What?
Keeps you alive at intersections, keeps eyes ahead of car
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
Key Phrase
“SCAN – DON’T STARE”
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
How?
Have escape route, take path of least resistance.
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
What?
Space on all four sides, but always in front
LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT
Key Phrase
“BE PREPARED, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED”
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
How?
Communicate in traffic – horn, lights, signals
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
What?
Establishes eye-to-eye contact
MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU
Key Phrase
“DON’T GAMBLE – USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, AND SIGNALS