19 PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE
19 PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE
It almost speaks for itself; practise is the only way to develop good, safe driving skills.
This does not mean that after 20 years of going to work every day you will learn to be a good driver. It won’t but it will make you a better driver than most beginners. Is that all you want to be?
I said it once and I’ll say it again, going for a drive in your car is the most dangerous thing you can do in today’s world. With all those reckless and dangerous drivers around you, don’t you want to learn how to at least survive? Or, are you going to leave that up to chance, luck or those other drivers?
Learning to be a good driver means that you have to concentrate on what you are doing but, most importantly, about what you are doing wrong. Unless you know what you are doing wrong, it will be hard to correct. That is why there is a driving manual and roadside marking; study the manual and practise staying inside the lines that you are supposed to stay inside.
As you go to work, turn off the radio and watch the roadside for instructions. Instead of trying to recognize the car your meeting, try to judge where you are going to miss them and how; do you have to move over to give them a little more room? Is the driver paying attention to you or are they fishing for another CD on the floor while their car wanders into your lane?
The sad part about being prepared is that you have to do it constantly because you never know where or when that driver is coming from that could strike you. By learning and practising safe driving techniques, you can at least relax and watch out for the other drivers better.
