Posted by Pat Barrett on April 14th, 2010 | Categorized as Driving Saftey, driving tips | Tagged as Driver Education, drivers ed, driving education, driving tips, Fluid Search Pattern
Fluid Search Pattern - Most of the time a beginning driver tends to focus only on what is front and, unfortunately, that focus often lasts longer than two seconds and becomes a fixed stare. Since we addressed “breaking the fixed stare” with the last article, this time we are going to discuss how to make [...]
Posted by Pat Barrett on April 2nd, 2010 | Categorized as Driving Saftey, driving tips | Tagged as collision-free driving, drivers ed, driving education, driving tips, safe driving
What happens before most all collisions? The driver has a fixed stare. That is why the most common comment after a collision (other than “It’s not my fault!!”) is “I just didn’t see him.”
Breaking the fixed stare is a challenge for all drivers – not just beginners. Remember, if you look at an object for [...]