Transcript MY LIFE, YOUR HANDS TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY
GOOD DRIVING HABITS
ENABLES DRIVERS TO REACT
CORRECTLY TO AN
EMERGRNCY
SAFE DRIVERS FEWER ACCIDENTS
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HABIT NUMBER ONE: YOUR LEFT
FOOT SHOULD BE FIRMLY PLACED ON
THE FOOT REST
 Left foot support when braking or
steering helps you retain good balance
posture which produces less fatigue
and greater control in an emergency.
 Practice taking left foot support on
the footrest whenever you brake or
steer.
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HABIT NUMBER TWO: LOOK AT
SOLUTIONS AND AWAY FROM
PROBLEMS AS YOU DRIVE
 There may be a sudden emergency, like an animal
on the road, or you may not be quite sure what
another driver is going to do.
 Very dangerous situations occur when vehicles are
hidden from view behind other vehicles like
bicycles and motorcycles.
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HABIT NUMBER THREE:
USE THE BRAKES TO SLOW
DOWN AND CHANGE GEARS
SEPERATELY AFTER BRAKING
 Changing down gear during braking applies more
stress on the vehicle transmission in addition to
the dangers that could raise.
 It is wise to select the correct gear after braking
in an auto just like you do in a manual. (Your
Vehicle’s handbook has more information.)
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HABIT NUMBER FOUR: KEEP
GOOD SEPERATION FROM
OTHER VEHICLES
 Keep two seconds away from the vehicle in front.
 You may need three seconds if the road is wet, or
the surface is slippery or the traffic is travelling at
speeds below 40 kph.
 We need more time at slow speed than at high
speed because of the phenomena of reaction time.
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HABIT NUMBER FIVE: BE ABLE
TO STOP IN THE DISTANCE
YOU CAN SEE AHEAD
 You may calculate this by using the formula: at 60
kph it takes about 3 seconds to stop; at 100kph
about 4 seconds.
 Approach hill crests, bends and other situations
where your seeing is limited, judge what would be
a safe speed and approach at that speed.
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IN EMERGENCY,YOU DON’T HAVE
TIME TO THINK. YOUR BODY IS
PLUNGED INTO “FIGHT OR
FLIGHT” AND YOU REACT IN LINE
WITH YOUR WELL PRACTICED
HABITS.
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