Driving Tips Needed

@SWUser193 [quote]Driving Tips Needed[/quote]

Here are some tips:

[b]1.[/b] Do not use a phone when driving.

[b]2. [/b] Turn on your lights when it rains and when there is low light.

[b]3.[/b] Check for cars in your blind spots before changing lanes and use your turn signal lights before changing lanes.

[b]4.[/b] Be aware of tailgaters when approaching traffic lights because if you stop suddenly on a yellow light the idiots tailgating you will most likely crash into you. So, adjust your speed when approaching traffic lights so that you don't run a red light or have to stop suddenly.

[b]5.[/b] Be aware that you can spin out on icy or wet roads if you have to brake hard.

[b]6.[/b] Maintain a good auto accident insurance policy.

[b]7[/b]. When driving on an open highway, if you are in the right lane, adjust your speed so that vehicles entering the highway can do so safely. Slow down to give them room or else change lanes if possible so that you won't crowd them. Remember, when you got on the road you didn't want some idiot to run into you as you were getting on the highway.

[b]8[/b] Keep your eyes on the road to see what's ahead of you as far as possible and always keep looking in your rearview and side mirrors to see what the idiots around you are doing.

[b]9[/b] If you see vehicles stopped of the side of the highway, change lanes as far as possible from them before you get to them.

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Go to a large parking lot when no one is around and just do laps around it so you can get used to driving.

Go to a neighborhood road where there aren't a lot of cars and it's low speed. Make sure it's straight, not curved. Stop your car and look into the side mirrors to see how close the side of your car is to the curb. That will help you get an idea of the width of your car and how close each side is to where you want it to be.

Think of it as drawing a line from your mirror to the ground.

Start driving is an open space, like an empty parking lot. Use the parking space lines and practice parking. Align the car in the space. Try to find a parking lot open after store hours so that it's empty. You'll get a sense of the size and orientation of the car.

don't try to "aim" the car
like Martin said look ahead
and then imagine you are going down the middle of the lane you are in
don't try to compensate for the size of the car or your driving position

Look far ahead, don't think about the positioning of the car that much. When you walk, you don't look at your feet to keep yourself straight, the same thing goes for driving. You need to feel where the car is, like it's an extension of yourself. Study the size of the car, get a feel for it.

Follow the lines on the road.

Keeping the car straight and in the center of a lane is easy: just line up the hood ornament or radiator cap with the lane markers on the far side (if the steering wheel is on the left, that would be the lane markers on the right side of the car)

Ride with an instructor a few times.

Put your left foot on the rest pad near the outside of the car…just behind the parking brake pedal if you don’t have a hand brake. That spot is directly behind the left front tire and gives you a much better feel for where your wheels are on the road.