When driving on a motorway try to keep your distance not only from the car in front but also from the car behind. If you do get a tailgater' then wave them past a nd try to keep the space in front and behind your vehicle clear
Never assume you know what another driver is going to do. The best attitude is probably to assume that they will do the worst thing they can do. Expect them to pull out in front of you or carry on in a straight line when they are indicating.
If you hear an ambulance, police car or fire engine coming don't do anything other than pull to the kerb and stop. It is much harder for the emergency service vehicle to navigate the traffic if that traffic is still moving whatever its intentions are. They will always find a way through if everybody just stops and waits.
The general rule of thumb when pulling out into traffic is not to make anyone have to adjust their speed. If they have to brake, swerve or slow down then you have pulled out infront of them. There may not have been a collision but road rage could result.
Avoid aggressive drivers. If someone cuts you up ignore it. Nothing is worth the possible results of a road rage inccident. Remember that man who was stabbed and died? For what?...
Get to know the power and acceleration of your car. Don't discover it when you first come to overtake. Insurance companies can penalise you for having a fast car but I think that it can get you out of trouble to have that extra bit of power to get you out of a tight situation.
A problem that I used to be afflicted with and which a lot of drivers have today is MSU which is a Mistaken Sense of Urgency this caused me to attempt to overtake everything on the road only to reach my destination early and have to wait completely stressed out for whoever I was meeting , a classic example when traveling up from Penzance I pulled into a garage which then had attendants and asked the chap to fill my car up as quickly as possible saying that I just overtaken about 20 caravans he smiled at me and said don,t worry son there is another hundred in front of you
When approaching a junction or road hazard don,t try to drive the car in front, make sure he or she has gone before you assess whether it is safe for you to proceed otherwise you might finish up buried in the back of the car in front, which you know had plenty of time and more to get away that is if you had been driving it
Driving at night poses a number of problems one is that you cannot identify what type of vehicle is behind you, if you are travelling and you see headlights coming up from behind then it is advisable to check that you are not exceeding the speed limit if so adjust your speed appropriately, if it is someone in a hurry they will pass you if it is someone checking your speed you will be fine, most of us at one time or another have seen people being booked best advice is to keep within the prescribed speed limits
Try driving in the Comfort Zone forget the 2 second rule and leave yourself enough space on the road so that you are not having to react instantly you will find it a lot less stressful , fuel consumption improves and brakes last longer
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