"I felt safer since I was looking hundreds of yards down the road for situations I might have to handle or avoid, at a longer timescale." I was taught to do th

"I felt safer since I was looking hundreds of yards down the road for situations I might have to handle or avoid, at a longer timescale." I was taught to do this while driving. It was a basic lesson in "Driver's Ed". Making it a habit though is a different thing. For me that was easier because it was one of the things that pro racers mentioned they did as well. That is certainly a key to avoiding accidents. Others would be always keeping a safe distance between you and the cars in front of you and what's going on behind and around you. I made a habit when I first started driving to always stay focused on the task of driving. I almost never turn on the radio or play music. That's because I want to hear what's going on around me. The best advice I ever got was from a California Highway Patrol officer who told me "Drive like everyone is trying to crash into you". Where I live now almost everywhere I drive it's on curvy two lane mountain roads. Most have a 55mph limit with curve signs as low as 25mph. We also have deer by the thousands here, and they forage at night. You really have to pay attention to just to stay on the road and not hit deer. There is no way I'd trust a Tesla to drive me around here (or anywhere for that matter).