5 Seeing Habits
The first seeing Habbit
Aim High in Steering
Aim High in Steering, How do you do it?
Imaginary target. Baseball/dartboard.
Aim High in Steering, What does it do for you?
Centers car in traffic lane: Safe path ahead
Aim High in Steering, Key Phrase?
Remember: Find a safe path well ahead.
What are the 10 Commentary points?
Clearing Intersections. When stopped in traffic. Count 1.2.3. after vehicle ahead has started to move. 4 to 6 second following time for speeds up to 30MPH and 6 to 8 seconds for speeds greater than 30MPH. 8 to 12 seconds eye-lead time. Scan Steering wheels. Stale Green lights, Eye Contact, Pulling from a curb. Use of mirrors and gauges.
What is the second seeing habit?
Get the Big Picture
Get the big picture, How do you do it?
How wide and deep. What's in it? Object and Ground?
Get the big picture, What does it do for you?
Keeps you away from Billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time.
Get the Big Picture, Key Phrase?
Remember: Stay back and see it all.
What's the third seeing habit
Keep your eyes moving
Keep your eyes moving, how do you do it?
Move eyes. Front 2 second rear 5 to 8 seconds.
Keep your eyes moving, What does it do for you?
Keep your eyes moving, Key Phrase?
Remember: Scan, don't stare
What's the fourth seeing habit?
Leave yourself an out.
Leave yourself an out, How do you do it?
Leave yourself an out, what does it do for you?
Space on all four sides, but always in front.
Leave yourself an out, Key Phrase?
Remember: Be Prepared, expect the unexpected
What's the fifth seeing habit?
Make sure they see you.
Make sure they see you, How do you do it?
Communicate in traffic- horn, lights, signals.
Make sure they see you. What does it do for you?
Establishes eye to eye contact
Make sure they see you, Key Phrase?
Remember: Don't gamble, use you horn, lights, and signals.