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Driving well requires the driver to continually respond to what they see, feel and hear.
You might instinctively move away from something threatening, that's getting bigger. But you'll need to notice, look at (well, glance at) everyone, perhaps everything, around you. And then consider telling your muscles how to adjust the car's place and speed. That includes the landscape outside: turn the steering wheel only when the car's moving so that you can see the effect when you add or reduce how much you turn it. |
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You might automatically feel the rough road rumbling beneath you. But you'll need to deliberately think about changes to the surface you're driving over (it might get more slippery), or sense the resistance in the steering, and adjust what you're doing.
You might notice your passengers' voices, or the radio. But also listen consciously for shouts of pedestrians outside, screech or squeals of brakes and tyres, engine sounds, gusts of wind, horns and sirens, things blowing over. All of this should all update your thinking!
You might notice your passengers' voices, or the radio. But also listen consciously for shouts of pedestrians outside, screech or squeals of brakes and tyres, engine sounds, gusts of wind, horns and sirens, things blowing over. All of this should all update your thinking!