Observation Skills

Effective observation and Anticipation are the main two key elements of defensive driving. Effective observation gives you more awareness whereas anticipation helps you to expect the unexpected actions of other road users.


 As a driver, we should look at the horizon or very far which we call it as planning zone. Look for the actual hazards and potential hazards. Looking ahead will help you identifying the hazards and gives you time to plan how to approach the hazards.

Look Ahead   1) PLANNING ZONE

                        2) SEEING ZONE

                        3) ACTION ZONE

Look Around : Check around, check all the mirrors, be aware of blindspots. you need to have 360 degree panaromic view while driving.

Communication:  Communicate with other drivers to let other road users know, what you are going to do next. It could be your indicators, hazard lights, reverse audible and visual alarms, hand signals, horn, headlights etc.

BE VISIBLE.

Seat Belt

Seatbelt is one of the oldest but most efficient safety feature in the car. As we know, no one should be in the moving vehicle without seatbelt. The best ever video i have seen.


Have a look, this can save someone life.

Very Important Question I Found??

Accidents and Facts.

During the presentation, we were discussing the causes of crashes. A delegate was sharing his experience. 

When he was young, used to race everyday with his friends. One day, they met up with an accident and the vehicle roll over. Guess what happened, the guy was seriously injured and there were multiple fractures in his left thigh. The bone has to be replaced with steel. He is now driving slowly and cautiously.

Ask yourself a question, If you do any silly mistake like using mobile phone, drink and driving, over-speeding, not using seat belt, racing, showing aggression, etc..

1. What would need to happen so you will  change your driving behaviour?
2. Think what will be the affect on you?
3. Who else will be affected?

and many more  So, Drive safely and Be Safe

NO CRUISE CONTROL - RAIN or ICE

        A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago. It was raining, though not excessively when her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence! When she explained to the Police Officer what had happened, he told her something that every driver should know -

NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON..

She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain....

But the Police Officer told her that if the cruise control is on, your car will begin to hydro-plane when the tires lose contact with the road, and your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an airplane. She told the Officer that was exactly what had occurred. The Officer said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat sun-visor -

NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR ICY,

  Along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed – but we don't tell them to use the cruise control only when the road is dry.

The only person the accident victim found who knew this, (besides the Officer), was a man who'd had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries..

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on.

Even if you send this to 15 people and only one of them doesn't know about it, it's still worth it. You may have saved a life.

taken from face book.

Road Marks

Its not always possible to put traffic signs on road, so what they do is road markings. If there is continuous line in the width ( Single or double), it means must STOP and observe both sides at least twice before joining the main road and if there is broken lines (double or single), it means GIVE WAY, which means priority is for other vehicles or not necessary to stop if there is no vehicles.

If two continuous lines to separate the lanes means its a two way traffic and no overtaking from both sides. if it is broken lines then means can overtake with cautions.

In very simple sentence, the more color on the road its more dangerous. sometimes you may have seen yellow box in the intersection means do not enter unless its clear.