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10 Cards in this Set
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1. STARTING UP AT INTERSECTION: |
Look left, right, and left. Check rear view mirrors. |
Look Left, Right, Left, check mirrors. |
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2. WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC: |
When stopped in traffic, a car length of space is required from the vehicle ahead. This will allow enough space to pull your car around the vehicle ahead of it should stall and will give you an instant cushion if it should make a turn. |
1 car length in front of you when stopped in traffic. |
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3. COUNT ONE-TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO MOVE: |
This step is to be followed when stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear view mirrors. |
1,2,3 second delay at start up. |
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4. FOUR TO SIX SECONDS FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH, 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH: |
This is to keep you from getting a fixation on the car ahead and to allow time to obtain and hold the proper eye-lead time. |
4-6 second speeds <30 mph 6-8 second speeds > 30 mph Following distance |
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5. EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME: |
This is the best way to keep your eyes ahead of your wheels and is the depth at which your eyes should be focused most of the time. |
8-12 seconds eye lead time. |
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6. SCAN STEERING WHEELS: |
Look and see whether or not cars at the curb are occupied. This is the only time they are a threat. If they are occupied the driver is probably about to exit from the car or pull out from the curb. |
Scan steering wheels. Look for signs of movement. |
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7. STALE GREEN LIGHTS: |
The point of decision is an imaginary line that you set up between your vehicle and the crosswalk when you are approaching an intersection with a stale green light. Since you are not sure of the light, you must be sure of the point behind which you will stop if the light should change. This helps you get the big picture. |
Stale green light. Set a point of decision. |
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8. EYE CONTACT: |
When you must depend on anyone along the edge of your driving path to stay put until you are past the danger point, it is imperative that you get their attention. The horn and lights are your communication tools when you do not have eye contact. Proper use of the horn to express a friendly message seems in many instances to be a lost art. Only when you have eye contact can you expect the other person to act in a reasonably predictable manner to avoid a dangerous situation. |
Eye to eye contact. |
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9. PULLING FROM CURB: |
Glance over left shoulder when pulling from curb. |
Pulling from a curb, look over your left shoulder. |
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10. USE OF MIRRORS: |
As a rule of thumb, once every 5-8 seconds. |
5-8 seconds check mirrors. |
