#POINT OF VIEW DRIVERS DRIVERS#

All drivers need to remind themselves to stay focused. It's not just teen drivers who are at fault: People who have been driving for a while can get overconfident in their driving abilities and let their driving skills get sloppy. Staying focused on driving - and only driving - is critical to safe driving.Дistractions, like talking on the phone or eating, make a driver less able to see potential problems and properlyВ react to them.

Driving is primarily a thinking task, and you haveВ a lot of things to think about when you're behind the wheel: road conditions, your speed and position, observing traffic laws, signs, signals, road markings, following directions, being aware of the cars around you, checking your mirrors - the list goes on. Skills That Put You in ControlД«efore you get behind the wheel of that two-ton frame of glass and steel, here are some tips to help you stay in control: But updating yourВ defensive driving skills can help you avoid the dangers caused by other people's bad driving. You can't control the actions of other drivers.

But inattentive or distracted driving is becoming more of a problem as people 'multitask' by talking on the phone, texting or checking messages,В eating, or even watching TV as they drive. Drivers may follow too closely, make sudden turns without signaling, or weave in and out of traffic.ДЄggressive drivers are known road hazards, causing one third of all traffic crashes. Others wander into another lane because they aren't paying attention. If you've been out on the roads, you know that not everyone drives well - but most people think they do. As a defensive driver, you can avoid crashes and help lower your risk behind the wheel.

Point of view drivers