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Yes, you should, looking ahead for potential hazards is great practice!
12-15 seconds
To scan for potential hazards you change your view constantly, looking far ahead, on the sides, and in the rear view mirrors.
to locate potential hazards in the ongoing driving scene?
Scanning the road ahead for hazards helps drivers see road sings or driving information, and too see cars and people up ahead.
An orderly visual search pattern is a process that safe drivers use to identify all information relevant to the driving task. A typical process is: 1. Look in your 3-5 second travel zone (where you'll be 3-5 seconds from now) from left to right for potential hazards. 2. Look in your 5-10 second travel zone for potential hazards, and glance as far straight ahead as you can see 3. Scan your rear-view mirror 4. Scan your side mirrors and speedometer 5. Repeat: you should spend about a second for each of the above steps. Although at first it will seem strange to not be looking straight ahead all the time, by keeping your eyes moving in this manner, you'll be able to see hazards that you wouldn't ordinarily have seen until it was too late.
Follow the four R's of driving: Read the road ahead, React to potential hazards, Reduce your speed when needed, and Remain focused and alert at all times.
Why does artifact always appear ahead of action potential?
Scanning the road ahead for hazards helps drivers see road sings or driving information, and too see cars and people up ahead.
1 sec after its happens.
as a defensive driver you must follow the car ahead of you at safe distance of?
True