Pick a New Challenge

Staying alert and constantly focusing on driving while you’re driving is important and easy to say, less easy to do. One way we’ve found to help drivers continually get better at driving is to challenge them to focus on just one thing at a time. Here are some of our suggestions:

• Challenge yourself to stop completely at a yellow light, instead of trying to run it and risk a dangerous collision in the intersection.  When approaching a yellow light, repeat to yourself: Yellow Means Mellow.
• Challenge yourself to allow room for cars to merge safely at freeway entrances.  When driving on a freeway, repeat to yourself: Make Space, it’s Not a Race.
• Challenge yourself to check your rear-view mirror each time you brake.  If you see a car coming up too fast from behind, maneuver out of their way to avoid being rear-ended.  When driving, repeat to yourself: Foot to Brake; Eye to Mirror.
• Challenge yourself to turn your head and body when reversing.  Don’t just rely on mirrors.  When preparing to reverse, repeat to yourself: Look First, Before I Reverse.