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5. Look far ahead when driving. When I was teaching volunteers in the SES to drive under emergency conditions, I would use a technique called commentative driving. Basically, I would get the student to tell me what he / she is seeing while driving and how they are anticipating obstacles and dangers. What I found was that most drivers did not look more than about 10ft in front of the bonnet of their cars. Not only is it a dangerous way to drive, but it also means you don’ t anticipate things like hills and corners, making driving very reactive.
By scanning along the left side of the road, up towards the horizon and back down the right side of the road, you get a much better picture of what is ahead. You can anticipate hills and gradually accelerate so that you’ re at speed before you start to climb.
You can slow down well before you get to a sharp bend. Your driving becomes much smoother, and you use much less fuel. You will also anticipate hazards with sufficient reaction time to avoid a disaster.
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