UPS 5 Seeing Habits and 10 Point Commentary – Flashcards

AIM HIGH IN STEERING Imaginary Target - Baseball / dartboard Centers car in traffic lane. Safe path on turns. "FIND A SAFE PATH WELL AHEAD"

GET THE BIG PICTURE How wide, how deep? what's in it? Objects and ground. Keeps you away from billboards. smooth stops and turns. Buys time. STAY BACK AND SEE IT ALL

KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING Move eyes: Front 2-seconds. Rear- 5-8 seconds Keeps you alive at intersections. keeps eyes ahead of the car. SCAN DON'T STARE.

LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT Have and escape route. Take path of least resistance. Space on all four sides, but always in front. BE PREPARED. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU Communicate in traffic- horns,lights,signals. Establishs eye-to-eye contact. DON'T GAMBLE. USE YOUR HORN, LIGHTS, SIGNALS.

10 POINT COMMENTARY

Look left, right and left. Check rear view mirrors.

When stopped in traffic, a car length of space is required from the vehicle ahead if it should stall and will give you an instant cushion if it should take a turn.

This step is to be followed when stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear view mirrors.

This is to keep you from getting a fixation on the car ahead and to allow time to obtain and hold the proper eye lead time.

This is the best way to keep your eyes ahead of your wheels and is the depth at which your eyes should be focused most of the time.

Look and see whether or not cars at the curb are occupied. This is the only time they are a threat. If they are occupied the driver is probably about to exit from the car or pull out from the curb.

The point of decision is an imaginary line that you set up between your vehicle and the cross walk when you are approaching an intersection with a stale green light, you must be sure of the point behind which you will stop if the light should start to change. This helps you get the big picture.

When you must depend on anyone along the edge of your driving path to stay put until you are past the danger point, it is imperative that you get their attention. The horn and lights are your communication tools when you do not have eye contact. Proper use of the horn, lights to express a friendly message seems in many instances to be a lost art. Only when you have eye contact can you expect the other person to act in a reasonable predictable manner to avoid a dangerous situation.

Check you mirrors, signal, glance over left shoulder when pulling from curb. Be aware of tail swing when pulling away.

As a rule of thumb, you should check your mirrors, once every 5-8 seconds.