In Reply to: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:34:49

"LOOK WHERE THE CAR IS GOING."

This seems obvious, but the teen fenderbenders I have seen (and my own experience) make it worth repeating. Click and Clack, the NPR Tappet Brothers, were giving advice to a mom whose daughter had had a number of small accidents. They said "look where the car is going."

I repeat this advice in my head on two particular occasions - First, when backing up (do I really know that the area is still clear behind me and that my car will clear the fixed obstacles? - I have scared myself coming close to posts that I thought were further away. Plus my youngest daughter backed into a car in a parking lot in her first week of having a license, and also backed into her grandmother's car that was blocking our driveway in the dark on Christmas Eve.... ouch! Her paying the insurance deductibe got her attention and prevented subsequent mishaps.)

The second occasion when I repeat this advice is when stopped at an intersection where others have the right of way. Several pedesrians have been hit at the corner by my office when people are rushing home and make a quick left turn when the traffic clears without checking for pedestrians. Also, I have scared myself when stopped to make a right turn - after looking to the left for a long time waiting for traffic to clear, I have not noticed pedestrians about to walk in front of the car from the right. So before gunning it when a space opens up, I "Look where the car is going" - great Click and Clack advice for kids and adults.

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• Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Scott Paterson , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:34:49
  • dead of winter driver training in Canada, JohnA , Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:51:39
  • First thing Dad said was: You may save a few....., andy , Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:52:34
  • Click and Clack said, JT Tucson, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:39:59 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Caspar, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:53:32
  • GREAT THREAD... SIPDE and Smoothly.... (long...), mdj, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:31:10
    • One of the better posts in this thread, Erik, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:31:33
    • very nice... smooth is the new bad, Scott Paterson , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:16:49
      • Right, Scott. I compliment on smoothness, too..., Noel, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 05:20:14
  • #4 addendum, Dan W, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:22:48
  • Mostly already been said but..., Drew in Houston, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:09:53
    • About the mirrors ..., Urby, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 05:35:26
  • Leave enough stopping time!!!, turrbo , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:01:01
  • No Tailgating........, KB900psi, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:41:44
  • Relax..., KL, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:48:21
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Tom Young, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:21:50
  • Monitoring devices have improved!, SDP, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:12:55
  • momentum=mv^2. slow down. u'l only lose 2 minutes n/m, chrisx, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:21:31
    • momentum = mv. kinetic energy = 1/2 mv^2. nm, Erik, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:48:09
      • picky picky picky.. :) n/m, cx, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:31:39
        • Well, I'm a Saab guy. Whad'ya expect? :-) nm, Erik, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:59:22
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), PR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:00:29
    • The Postal carrier is federal... n/m, Rich, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:01:15
  • Physics 101, Rafe, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:43:09
    • Physics 102, Eric Law, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:54:53
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), BZF, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:25:37
  • This one's unique. My dad always drilled me to, EricG, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:18:04
    • Very true...., KB900psi, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:47:27
    • Yup, that and the "Big Picture", ChuckD , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:37:59
    • dads, Scott Paterson , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:51:46
      • Re: dads, EricG, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:25:59
  • Re: .Pay attention to your driving and what, BobS, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:36:03
  • Turn signals, turn signals, turn signals...!, AlexP, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:21:33
  • Don't park 3" next to me so you have to ding my door, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:20:56
  • Don't forget weaving..., Rich, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:50:21
  • My peeve. When turning onto a multi-lane road...., saw, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:37:28
  • Fear and respect..... and #5, Mike Lynch , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:32:56
  • Yeah, I know i'm young., TheKillerPenguin, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:28:36
  • Passing Lane, Michael , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:07:26
    • Re: Passing Lane - not quite!, JimBlake , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:19:09
  • MERGE AT SPEED!!!!, Trev, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:57:58
    • Totally agree!!!, turrbo , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:08:44
  • my aussie contribution..., sab, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:54:31
    • Ok what's a hook turn..., turrbo , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:38:16
      • OK - a hook turn is..., sab, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:25:49
        • so you're the first car in line in the left lane...., baggsly , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:50:14
    • lol must be a driver's ed teacher eh?, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:22:16
  • And I just happen to have one...., Noel, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:40:36
  • Let others in, especially if not in SUV's, and don't, Mike in Anchorage, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:06:57
  • Watch out for Bicycles...., SilverAeroGuy, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:33:34
    • And, if you should happen to hit one of those ..., RS , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:41:25
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Yaofeng, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:16:30
    • It's because they already drive on the left!, AndyR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:29:39
  • Boy are you wrong, Saabpilot , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:15:10
    • rule for highbeams, isobel, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:29:13
      • And don't forget the foglights, especially in the rear., dmz789, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:34:40
        • I've received complaints a couple of times, AndyR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:07:29
          • rear fog, saw, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:49:26
            • Exactly...that, or if someone is tailgating you..., AlexA, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:07:59
              • Yup, I use them in heavy rain/snow/fog but it's, Noel, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:59:07
                • Re: one more use for rear fogs, MO, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:20:28
        • Re: And don't forget the foglights, especially in the rear., TheKillerPenguin, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:40:14
          • Re: And don't forget the foglights, especially in the rear., jonathan, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:52:22
            • And that is also why adding a second fog light is bad, saw, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:53:15
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), JimBlake , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:10:45
  • Oh yeah go to Europe for driver training, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:09:32
    • What happens to their 'unqualifieds'..?, dparadis , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:27:00
  • Shouldn't see yourself in mirrors!!!, dparadis , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:05:51
  • winter driving module, Erik, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:48:09
  • Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), J, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:44:56
    • hehe, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:50:04
      • I'm from CA...>>, PGAero , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:06:59
      • No one else is gonna know what the hell the "T" is..., turrbo , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:52:50

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