Key Questions
The following key questions are answered in this module:
What does the acronym O.A.R. stand for, in regards to defensive alert driving?
O - Observe conditions around you; A - anticipate hazardous situations; R - react to avoid the hazards.
What is considered impaired driving?
Driving impaired is considered to mean driving under any circumstances that prevent you from being the best and safest driver you can be. Examples include: under the influence of alcohol, drugs, and prescription medications, being overly tired or drowsy, and distracted or under the influence of strong emotion.
What are the best ways to avoid distractions while driving?
The best way to avoid distractions while driving are to not: catch yourself daydreaming or losing focus on driving; lock your attention for too long on a person or thing outside your vehicle; spend too much time adjusting controls on the dashboard; do anything else that distracts your attention from driving conditions around you.
What should I be looking for while I'm scanning the road around me?
You should be looking for drivers in oncoming lanes of traffic, at the traffic moving in the same direction as you, parked vehicles, pedestrians, and animals on the side of the road, all vehicles at intersections, freeway on-ramps, or freeway exits.
What two things are important to do when giving yourself enough time to react while driving?
First, stay far enough behind the vehicles ahead of you by using the Two-Second rule, and secondly, to travel at safe speeds by obeying all speed limits.