When looking ahead while driving, you should focus on maintaining a safe following distance from the vehicle in front of you and scanning the road for potential hazards, such as pedestrians, traffic signals, and road signs. This allows you to anticipate changes in traffic and react appropriately. Additionally, be aware of the overall traffic flow and any obstacles that may require you to adjust your speed or lane position. Always stay alert to ensure the safety of yourself and others on the road.
You can detect any hazards that might affect your driving by looking ________ up ahead.
You can detect any hazards that might affect your driving by looking ________ up ahead.
You can detect any hazards that might affect your driving by looking ________ up ahead.
To be able to react if the car ahead should suddenly brake you should keep a three second gap to the car ahead.
Two blocks
The manual says you should look _____ ahead while driving?
Two seconds.
4
Anytime your are driving a car you should drive defensively. This will greatly reduce your chance of getting in an accident. Driving defensively means that you look ahead, put space between you and the vehicle ahead of you, turning on your signals and always leaving an "out".
When driving ANYWHERE you should always scan as far as you can see. If you can see a mile up the road and there is a vehicle turned sideways in the road, you can start preparing for any event that may occur.
hold the wheel firmly and stear straight ahead breaking gradually
I learned in the CHP academy that you should imagine a horizontal line across the middle of your windshield and look through the top half of the windshield they call it "high visual horizon" you can still use your peripheral vision to maintain your vehicle in your traffic lane.