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December 19, 2013. Drivers’ Education. Objective. Understand the hazards presented in special driving conditions. Reduced visibilty. A driver is three times more likely to suffer a driving fatality at night. Darkness makes things hard to see. Headlights do not recreate daylight.
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December 19, 2013 Drivers’ Education
Objective • Understand the hazards presented in special driving conditions
Reduced visibilty • A driver is three times more likely to suffer a driving fatality at night. • Darkness makes things hard to see. • Headlights do not recreate daylight.
Overdriving your headlights • Large objects can be seen at 500 ft with high beams and 150 ft with low beams • To prevent driving beyond the effective range of your headlights, choose a fixed object as soon as your lights pick it up, keep it at least 6 seconds before you pass it.
Low and High Beams • On dark roads, use high beams until you see the headlights of an oncoming car. • If being blinded by high beams, look off to the right of the vehicle with frequent quick glances forward to stay on track. Never use sunglasses at night
Dusk, Dawn and Sun • Changing light conditions make dawn and dusk dangerous because your eyes must always adjust. • Use lights ½ hour after dawn and a ½ hour before dusk, or any other time you cannot see 1000 feet in front of you. • If sun glare is a problem, use sunglasses, visor shades and be extra cautious with space cusions and signaling because other drivers are blinded too
Dirt, sand, gravel and mud • Some roads may be dirt or gravel which lessens your traction. Use lower speeds and larger stopping and cushion distances. • Water on dirt roads causes mud, which makes driving conditions slippery. • If stuck in mud rock out your car by starting slowly in a low gear and moving forward as far as you can without spinning your tires. • Step on the brake and shift to reverse and go back as far as you can with out spinning your tires. • Repeat rapidly until you are out.
Potholes, dips and shoulders • Avoid potholes by driving around them. If you cannot, slow down to a crawl to minimize damage. Never drive into oncoming traffic to avoid a pothole. • Dips are usually marked by a sign. Always slow down or risk damage to the back and front ends. • Shoulders are usually found in the side of the road. Some are soft shoulders that are soft or slope down. Avoid soft shoulders. • Some roads have no shoulder, but literally drop off from the edge of the road. Use caution and do not drive off the road thinking there is a shoulder.
Hills and Mountains • Gravity will pull you down a hill so you need more power. Apply more force and keep it steady. • Going down hill, use less gas pedal and lower gears to avoid riding the brake. • Mountains have narrow roads and switchbacks, or roads that turn so rapidly that they reverse direction. Keep an extra large space cushion and drive slowly.
Do not pass • Within a 100 feet distance from the intersection, rr crossing , bridge, tunnel or underpass, at the crest of a hill, where you cannot see in front of you • Do not pass if you need to exceed the speed limit to do so • Do not passover solid yellow lines
Passing • 1.) be about 3 seconds behind the car you wish to pass. Check mirrors, and turn head to see blind spots. Signal your intention to pass. • 2.) move into passing position and obtain a speed advantage over the other driver, check the lane lane with sufficient clearance of both the passed vehicle and the traffic oncoming. • 3.) create a return space • 4.) signal your return • 5.) move into return space
Being passed • Slow down to allow a car passing you to have easy access into the return lane. Never speed up. Honk if you see a hazard.
