Defensive Driving: 2.5 Assignment
Question 1:
One safe action to take when in rain and in traffic is to increase my following speed.
This way, I have more time to react on when to use the breaks or not.
Question 2:
Three common risk factors for young people include inexperience, distractions, and
driving at night. With inexperience, that being an uncontrollable factor, it’s to simply
practice defensive driving. Over time gain the experience of being a driver, that way I
can help maintain the HTS a safer place to drive. To minimize distractions, it’s better to
just maintain 100% of my attention towards the road. If not all of your attention is given
to the road in front, you stand to be a danger to yourself and others. When it comes to
driving at night, it would be helpful to drive slower, that way, you can react faster to any
incoming hazards, pedestrians, etc…. (Info from 2.2 “Reducing Your Risk”)
Question 3:
Roadways contain 4 possible risks that can endanger your driving. These four include
the type of the road, improperly maintained roads, weather, and poor lighting. For the
type of road, dust and gravel can be sprayed until your windshield, you get reduced
traction for brakes, and the road can throw the car off balance due to uneven surface. A
way to help stay safe, as repeatedly stated, is to slow down when it comes to driving on
unpaved or gravel roads. Another risk includes improperly maintained roads which can
have potholes or cracks. It’s best to scan ahead when you drive and even better if you
plan ahead to avoid such roads. An uncontrollable risk is weather, rain will reduce
traction and winds can make handling the car a challenge. A good way to drive safely is
to maybe drive another time. If you have to drive, then drive after it starts raining and
drive slowly. The last factor includes poor lighting on some roads. This affects the
distance in which what your eyes can see, making it dangerous to drive. A way to drive
safely is to turn on your beams. Use high beams but switch to low as soon as another
car is within sight. You should have the headlights turned on in advance from dusk.
Question 4:
The “Move Over Law” requires that people move over a lane or slow down drastically if
not possible. The responsibility of the driver is to move over or slow down, to help the
emergency vehicle to safely reach its destination the quickest way possible.