Aim High In Steering
This key helps you look ahead to plan your path.
What is Aim High in Steering?
This key means staying aware of everything around your vehicle.
What is Get the Big Picture?
This key helps prevent staring at one spot too long
What is Keep Your Eyes Moving?
A space cushion gives you time and this.
What is room to maneuver?
Name one way to communicate with other drivers.
What are signals, headlights, horn, or eye contact?
You should look at least this far ahead in city driving.
What is 12–15 seconds?
You should check these every 5–8 seconds.
What are mirrors?
You should move your eyes every this many seconds.
What is every 2 seconds?
Name one “out” you should always look for.
What is an open lane, shoulder, or clear space?
This should be done early to avoid surprises.
What is signaling?
Looking ahead helps you avoid these sudden movements.
What are quick stops and sharp turns?
This area includes vehicles, pedestrians, and road conditions.
What is your space cushion?
Eye movement helps you spot these early.
What are hazards?
Following distance helps create this.
What is an escape path?
Making eye contact is especially important with these road users.
What are pedestrians and cyclists?
This habit helps you anticipate traffic lights, curves, and hazards.
What is scanning the road far ahead?
Name one thing that can shrink your big picture.
What is distractions, weather, traffic, or blind spots?
Name one place you should routinely scan besides straight ahead.
What are mirrors, intersections, sidewalks, or gauges?
True or False: Having an “out” is only important in heavy traffic.
What is False?
This key helps prevent collisions caused by assumptions.
What is Make Sure They See You?
True or False: Aim High in Steering only applies on highways.
What is False?
A field technician is driving a service van through an unfamiliar area with heavy traffic and road construction. They look far ahead to anticipate slowdowns, continuously scan mirrors and intersections, avoid fixating on one hazard, maintain space to maneuver, and signal early so others know their intentions.
➡️ What are the Smith System 5 Keys?
This key helps fight fatigue and highway hypnosis.
What is Keep Your Eyes Moving?
As long as a driver is obeying the speed limit, it is not necessary to maintain an escape route or extra space around the vehicle.
What is False?
A field technician backs a service vehicle into a busy parking lot and later merges into traffic. They signal early, slow gradually to activate brake lights, make eye contact with pedestrians and drivers, and use headlights or hazard lights when visibility is reduced to clearly communicate their intentions.
What is Make Sure They See You?