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<blockquote data-quote="ibleedbrown" data-source="post: 1115984" data-attributes="member: 35818"><p>phrase in capitals has to be known word for word. explanation can be in your own words. this is all vebatim, i realize there are some grammatical errors but this is how they gave it to me and i copied it word for word, go figure.</p><p></p><p>1. STARTING UP AT INTERSECTION Look left, right and left. Check rear view mirrors.</p><p>2 WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC When stopped in traffic, a car length of space is required from the vehicle ahead. This will allow enough space to pull your car around the vehicle ahead if it should stall and will give you an instant cushion if it should make a turn.</p><p>3. COUNT ONE-TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE AHEAD HAS STARTED TO MOVE This step is to be followed when stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear view mirrors. Count 1001,1002,1003 to get 1 car length of space behind vehicle ahead.</p><p>4. FOUR TO SIX SECONDS FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30MPH</p><p>This is to keep you from getting a fixation on the car ahead and to allow time to obtain and hold the proper eye-lead time.</p><p>5. EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME This is the best way to keep your eyes ahead of your wheels and is the depth at which your eyes should be focused most of the time. Take the path of least resistance.</p><p>6. SCAN STEERING WHEELS of parked cars to see if their occupied. Look and see whether or not cars at the curb are occupied. This is the only time they are a threat. If they are occupied the driver is probably about to exit from the car or pull out from the curb.</p><p>7. STALE GREEN LIGHTS The point of decision is an imaginary line that you set up between your vehicle and the cross-walkmwhen you are approaching an intersection with a stale green light. Since you are not sure of the light., You must be sure of the point behind which you will stop if the light should start to change. This helps you get the picture.</p><p>8. EYE CONTACT When you must depend on anyone along the edge of your driving path to stay put until you are past the danger point, it is imperative that you get their attention. The horn and lights are your communication tools when you do not have eye contact. Proper use of the horn to express a friendly message seems in many instances to be a lost art. Only when you have eye contact can you expect the other person to act in a reasonably predictable manner to avoid a dangerous situation. Communicate using horn lights and signals.</p><p>9. PULLING FROM CURB Glance over left shoulder when pulling from curb, LLL (left signal, left mirror, left blind spot)</p><p>10. USE OF MIRRORS As a rule of thumb, once every 5-8 seconds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ibleedbrown, post: 1115984, member: 35818"] phrase in capitals has to be known word for word. explanation can be in your own words. this is all vebatim, i realize there are some grammatical errors but this is how they gave it to me and i copied it word for word, go figure. 1. STARTING UP AT INTERSECTION Look left, right and left. Check rear view mirrors. 2 WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC When stopped in traffic, a car length of space is required from the vehicle ahead. This will allow enough space to pull your car around the vehicle ahead if it should stall and will give you an instant cushion if it should make a turn. 3. COUNT ONE-TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE AHEAD HAS STARTED TO MOVE This step is to be followed when stopped at an intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear view mirrors. Count 1001,1002,1003 to get 1 car length of space behind vehicle ahead. 4. FOUR TO SIX SECONDS FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30MPH This is to keep you from getting a fixation on the car ahead and to allow time to obtain and hold the proper eye-lead time. 5. EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME This is the best way to keep your eyes ahead of your wheels and is the depth at which your eyes should be focused most of the time. Take the path of least resistance. 6. SCAN STEERING WHEELS of parked cars to see if their occupied. Look and see whether or not cars at the curb are occupied. This is the only time they are a threat. If they are occupied the driver is probably about to exit from the car or pull out from the curb. 7. STALE GREEN LIGHTS The point of decision is an imaginary line that you set up between your vehicle and the cross-walkmwhen you are approaching an intersection with a stale green light. Since you are not sure of the light., You must be sure of the point behind which you will stop if the light should start to change. This helps you get the picture. 8. EYE CONTACT When you must depend on anyone along the edge of your driving path to stay put until you are past the danger point, it is imperative that you get their attention. The horn and lights are your communication tools when you do not have eye contact. Proper use of the horn to express a friendly message seems in many instances to be a lost art. Only when you have eye contact can you expect the other person to act in a reasonably predictable manner to avoid a dangerous situation. Communicate using horn lights and signals. 9. PULLING FROM CURB Glance over left shoulder when pulling from curb, LLL (left signal, left mirror, left blind spot) 10. USE OF MIRRORS As a rule of thumb, once every 5-8 seconds. [/QUOTE]
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