Driving Lesson Notes #7: What to focus on when driving & defensive driving

What to focus on when driving:

Funnel vision, not tunnel vision.

Screening:

Maintain awareness: in front of the road and around you via scanning (mirrors and

Main awareness:

• General awareness of what is happening in front of us: any hazards? road situation/position?
• Road signs and markings:

Peripheral awareness:

• Pedestrians on the pavement
• Parked vehicles

Maintain background:

• Check & Signal before each manoeuver
• Speed within the national limit
• Adequate clearance: following distance and with distance between vehicles
• Road position is not beside vehicles for an extended period of time.

 

Defensive Driving:

Defensive driving is a driving style concerned with maintaining command over your vehicle at all times and enabling yourself to make appropriate responses to the external stimuli. Its three tenants are control, distance, and awareness; you should keep control of your speed, maintain a safe distance from other drivers, and stay alert to your surroundings.

The primary aim of this driving style is to encourage you to steer clear of the seven deadly sins on the road and reduce the likelihood of car accidents. It is important to note, however, that defensive driving too requires you to know how to handle speed and overtake effectively to maximise safety on the road.

 

 

Driving on the road…

Mirror

Signaling

Awareness

Staying center on the road

Keeping distance