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I once took a defensive driving class, and the teacher's primary point throughout the whole thing is the only area of your car you have control over is the area
by cheschire 5y ago
I once took a defensive driving class, and the teacher's primary point throughout the whole thing is the only area of your car you have control over is the area in front of you. You obviously can't control whether people are beside you or not. You can't stop the person behind you from tailgating. All you can really do is ensure you have adequate space in front of you to respond to events.
- eddieroger 5y agoMy driver's ed teacher said a similar thing about right of way - you never /have/ right of way, you are given it. I try to drive defensively, but it's a challenge when others are able to choose not to in ways that affect my driving.
- ndsipa_pomu 5y agoThat should be "priority". Right of way is about laws allowing walkers to cross private lands etc.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoYou don't have complete control of what's behind/beside you but you have some control. Maintaining situational awareness of these areas and adjusting your behavior to coax other traffic to behave in a way that is best/easiest/safest/whatever-ist for everyone is a prerequisite to being a "good" driver IMO.
- lamontcg 5y agoUnless it is just heavy traffic, I constantly tweak my speed and following distance to avoid driving in other driver's blind spots and ideally not be driving beside them.