Originally Posted by
ColaJacket
Just these three things alone can make a huge difference...
- Slow down on the approach of a roundabout or junction. Even if the road seems empty. Changing speed will allow you to see vehicles that would otherwise be invisible to you.
- A glance is never enough. You need to be as methodical and deliberate as a fighter pilot would be. Focus on at least 3 different spots along the road to the right and left. Search close, middle-distance and far. With practise, this can be accomplished quickly, and each pause is only for a fraction of a second. Fighter pilots call this a “lookout scan” and it is vital to their survival.
- Always look right and left at least twice. This doubles your chance of seeing a vehicle.
The first one means that yes, motorists will actually have to drive at less than the posted speed limit from time to time...
The second one means, hey, motorists are not actually jet fighters, or even race car drivers... they need to really look, not glance...
And the third item... so easy to do... look twice, those things you missed the first time may actually pop up the second time...
But all of that means really driving... not merely rolling along on your portable couch, while you fiddle with music and play with your phone and suck on your Big Gulp.