| Rumble strips... | Use vibration & sound to tell drivers that they are approaching a stop sign/signal or have left the travel lane |
| During bad weather... | 1. Increase your following distance
2. Apply your breaks sooner & more gently than usual |
| If you stop/slow where others might not expect it, signal by... | Flashing your break lights
(Tap your brake pedal 3 or 4 times quickly to do this) |
| If you see an oncoming vehicle in your lane… | 1. Brake hard
2. Sound car hor
3. Flash lights
4. Veer right
(Don’t veer to left; driver may return to proper lane) |
| If a vehicle cuts in front of you... | Take your foot off the gas (to avoid collision).
Don’t brake hard (consider cars behind you) |
| If a driver is tailgating you... | Move to the right lane & decrease your speed
(You are safer w/ them in front of you than behind you) |
| A "No-zone" is... | The blind spot behind a commercial vehicle
(Can be big enough to hide entire vehicle from driver) |
| If confronted by aggressive driver... | 1. Avoid eye contact (autism powers activate!)
2. Move out of the way & let them pass you |
| If a firetruck has flashing lights/it's siren on, do not follow it closer than __ft | 500 ft |
| (In MN) When you pass a bicycle traveling in your direction, leave at least __ft of clearance between the side of your vehicle & the bicycle. | 3 ft
(To leave enough space, you can cross the highway center lane - if you are not in a no-passing zone.)
(Before trying to pass, make sure that the cyclist is not making or signaling to make a left turn) |
| When driving in the city try to look ahead... | At least one block
(In the city, 10 seconds is about 1 block) |
| How to check for passing traffic: | 1. Look in your mirrors
2. Check your vehicle's blind spots (glance over your shoulder to the rear in the direction of the lane change)
Make sure not to turn the steering wheel when you turn your head to check your blind spots - Keep it straight - People have a natural tendency to turn their arms with their head |
| Signal & check for passing traffic before: | 1. Changing lanes
2. Passing
3. Entering traffic |
| If you drive at a high speed on wet roads... | Your tires can lose contact w/ the road (hydroplane) |
| If an oncoming vehicle does not dim it’s headlights... | Look away from them, toward the right edge of your lane |
