2.1 Hazar recognition in 5 steps
Created: 2023-09-28 10:55
1) Observe
While driving, use all your senses. Feel the condition of the road’s surface and hear the ambulance coming from afar.
The main sense is vision, naturally. It is important to constantly scan your surroundings. Pay attention to:
- The road
- Other road users
- Road signs
- Traffic lights
- Potential obstacles
- A fallback option
- Any other factor that can influence the driving experience
Scan (every 5-8s):
- Look at least 200m ahead
- Look to the traffic behind through the internal mirror
- Look right in front of you (50m?)
- Look at the sides through the external mirrors (avoid blind spots? => you look at this ones only when making a maneuver)
Additional tips
- Pay constant attention to road users around you
- Don’t stare at one point for too long, keep alternating between further away and close distance
- Only deviate from traffic rules if required for safety
2) Predict
- What do you spect road users around you to do?
- What options do you have to respond properly?
3) Choose the safest solution
- Consider which of your possible responses is the most road-safe. ‼️
- Then take traffic flow and the environment (surroundings?) into account.
4) Decide
Decide how you are going to respond to the situation.
5) Act
Take action. \o/