When I learned to drive I was taught to always drive defensively - basically to avoid situations that could result in the 'chance of a risk of an accident'. Su

When I learned to drive I was taught to always drive defensively - basically to avoid situations that could result in the 'chance of a risk of an accident'. Sure, 16-year old me and my friends joked about the terminology but the lesson stuck with me. Other driver going faster than they should? Switch lanes and avoid the situation. Turning into traffic and there is a car in your intended lane signalling that they're going to move out of the lane? Wait for them to actually move and make space for you - don't trust that their lights are the whole truth. Being a safe driver means not causing accidents but it also is on you to avoid being in situations with greater risk - "identify and reduce".