Module Three
WEA Space Management Steps
Turning at Intersections
Lane Changes
Situationals
Turn Abouts
Hill Parking
Why do good drivers perform
bad maneuvers overtime??
 THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL USED
IN DRIVING IS DECISION MAKING
 HABIT: A pattern of behavior
repeated over and over
 Drivers become “LAZY” over time
 Get lucky that errors did not cause crash
 Overconfident
 Multitask (cell phone, text, talking, eating,
?other?)
W.E.A. Space Management Steps
Watch
gather information
* Where to look (scanning)
* What to look at
Evaluate
consider options
* What alternative actions do you have
* What’s to “worse case scenario”
Act
use the safest option
Space Management System
Open Space Area: An area with no hazards to prevent you
from driving into/through that area
Closed Space Area: An area with a hazard that will prevent
you from driving into/through that area
Changing Space Area: An area that was open and is now
closed or closed and is now open
Area _______3_________
Area _____1___________
Area ______2__________
Area _______5____________
Area _______6_________
Area ______4__________
A Red Traffic Signal is . . .
A Hill Crest is a . . .
A Parked Car on the Right is . . .
A Bicyclist on the Right is . . .
An Oncoming Vehicle is . . .
A Car in the Left Mirror Blind
Space is . . .
A Motorcycle in the Right Mirror
Blind Space is a . . .
A Truck Following Close Behind
is a . . .
Turning at Intersections
How
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do you approach an intersection?
What do you think about?
What are you looking for?
How do you communicate?
What do you adjust?
Turning at Intersections
Communication Tools
* Signal (hand signals if necessary)
* Brake Lights
* Lane Position
* Eye Contact
Others approaching
* Their signs
* Their intentions
Turning at Intersections
Travelpath
Target Area: Where you want
your car to go
Sightline
Before you enter into an intersection, you need to clear your travelpath
AND sightline
* if travelpath is closed, adjust speed &/or position (POT)
* if sightline is closed, adjust speed &/or position
(LOS)
BEFORE entering into the intersection
Changing Lanes
(same process to being pass)
 “Do I need to change lanes?”
 Is there a good reason for a lane change?
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Slower vehicle blocking your path
Your lane ends
Your destination requires you to change lanes
Pedestrian, animal, etc is in your lane
Risk reduction when approaching hazard(s)
Steps in Lane Changing
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 Check traffic (oncoming, in front of vehicle in front of you)
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Signal intent to pass
Mirror check
Over the shoulder headcheck
Go
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Speed up (a little) in your lane BEFORE moving into other lane
Turn wheel SLIGHTLY to ease over into next lane
Move to lane position one in other lane
Recheck Speed, cancel signal
Lane Changes
1. Do I need to change lanes?
slow moving vehicles
your lane ends
your destination requires you to be in another lane to turn
something in the lane ahead of you (animal, bike, etc)
risk reduction from a hazard
2. If yes, how do you change lanes
Check areas 1,2,3 (areas ahead of car)
Check areas 4,5 (areas to the sides of your car) MIRRORS
Check area 6 (area behind your car) MIRRORS
Recheck area to the side you will be changing HEADCHECK
3. How to change lanes
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SIGNAL intent to change lanes
Recheck area to side of car with headcheck
Move smoothly to target area (lane position one in other lane)
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maintain speed or accelerate slightly before and during lane change
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BE CAREFUL NOT TO SLOW DOWN AND BRING CARS CLOSER TO YOU
Cancel your signal when you get to lane position one in new lane
Adjust your speed to the traffic conditions
VOLVO Drive for Life DVD
 Use the answer sheet provided
 Answer the questions as best you can
Right Alley Turnabout
Forward
Reverse
Left Alley Turnabout
3 Point Turn or “Y” Turnabout
“U” Turn
Quick Quiz
 What does
S.M.O.G.
stand for?
Pulling away from the curb
S
Signal
M
Mirror
O
Over the Shoulder
G
Go
Parking: Uphill with a curb
Point wheels in the direction
you want the car to roll IF the
brakes give out
Wheels away to pin
tires against the curb
Parking: Uphill without a curb
Wheel turned towards
the curb. It will roll
away from traffic
Parking: Downhill with a curb
Turn wheels towards the
curb so car will roll
away from traffic
Parking: Downhill without a curb
Turn the wheels towards
the curb so the car will
roll away from traffic
Parking on a Hill
 Just remember:
“UP UP AND AWAY”
Always to the curb,
except uphill with a curb