| So you think you're the best driver in the world? | | | | securing each passenger in the car through safety |
| The idea kept wringing in your mind that you | | | | belts and locking all doors (b) Not taking any |
| don't just think yourself as a normal driver | | | | alcoholic drinks before drinking because alcohol can |
| anymore but a drag racer. You feel you can | | | | cause fatal motor vehicle crashes (c) Always |
| overtake cars, motorcycles, vans and trucks with | | | | staying alert for cars making wide turns in the |
| wheels ranging up to twelve, on the highway | | | | roads. A list of rules can be noted and these can |
| without a knack of danger in your mind. You're | | | | actually be learned in defense driving schools. |
| overconfident that you can end up unscathed | | | | Defensive driving is not just a simple crash course |
| from those 200 miles per hour vehicles rocketing | | | | driving lessons but an advocacy to improve the |
| opposite your direction. Bear this in mind: no | | | | public's driving skills. Courses in a defensive driving |
| matter how good and flawless you think you are | | | | school includes myriad of topics such as |
| in driving cars, you must always be conscious with | | | | emergency care, roadway work courses, safety |
| something inevitable that might happen. The triple | | | | principles, on-site emergency response processing, |
| threat of high speeds, impaired or careless driving | | | | safety communication and training techniques. |
| and not using occupant restraints threatens every | | | | There are also specialty vehicle courses that |
| driver-regardless of how careful or how skilled. | | | | tackle specialized vehicles like ambulances, fire |
| The best thing to do to prevent any accidents is | | | | trucks, police cars and lift trucks. |
| through proper education by entering a course | | | | Defense driving is all about minimizing the chance |
| defensive driving. | | | | for an accident to happen. Mastering defense |
| What is defensive driving, you ask? Defensive | | | | driving just take some time and dedication, and |
| driving opts to train vehicle drivers to go beyond | | | | the time is in the order of years rather than |
| the mastery of the rules of the road and the | | | | weeks or months. You cannot just a attend an |
| basic mechanics of driving through early | | | | intensive driving lesson and promptly become a |
| anticipation of dangerous situations, taking into | | | | safe driver. These courses just give you the |
| consideration that others may have their own set | | | | information. It has to be internalized through years |
| of mistakes in the road. This can be achieved | | | | of putting it to use. |
| through adherence to a variety of general rules, | | | | A driver who mastered defense driving solely |
| as well as the practice of specific driving | | | | depends on himself for his and his passengers |
| techniques. Driving defensively means not only | | | | safety. He actively manages what is happening on |
| taking responsibility for yourself and your actions | | | | the road, and does always prioritize the |
| but also keeping an eye on other drivers as well | | | | importance of safety. Driving should not be a |
| as pedestrians. | | | | phobia but an enjoyable process, but not of the |
| Simple points for defense driving can be listed as | | | | enjoyment of skidding your car like a drag in a |
| the following. (a) Not starting the engine without | | | | race track in the image of a public road. |