Defensive Driving Skills
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Defensive driving | A method of driving that emphasizes anticipating and avoiding danger on the roadway. |
| Following distance | The distance between your vehicle and the vehicle directly ahead of you. |
| 3 second rule | A test to check your following distance during low speed driving |
| Space cushion | An empty space between you, the cars, and other objects on the roadway. |
| SAFE | A defensive-driving strategy to evade potential danger on the roadway. SAFE stands for scan, assess, find, and execute |
| Scan | To look ahead down the road to gather info about the complete driving scene. |
| Assess | To predict potential threats on the roadway before they happen by accurately anticipating what others are going to do in dangerous situations. |
| Find | To identify or an escape route that allows you the best means of avoiding a conflict on the roadway. |
| Execute | To carry out a decision to avoid an upcoming conflict on the roadway. |
| Hand signals | Signals using hand and arm motions that communicate a motorist's or cyclist's intention to turn, stop, or slow down. |
| Orderly Visual Search [OVS] | A scanning technique developed in the 1950s by Howard L. Smith that requires using selective glances in a constantly repeating pattern to monitor all the different areas around one's vehicle. |
| Tailgate | To follow other cars too closely while driving |
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