1. Unit 5 VEHICLE HANDLING SAFE VEHICLE CONTROL

2. Looking Ahead Anticipate ! Be Aware of other road users around you:
Slide 5.1
Looking Ahead
Be Aware of other road users around you:
Develop a routine
Check mirrors approximately every five seconds
Try to keep your blind spot clear
Protect your space:
Maintain a minimum stopping distance for your speed and the conditions
Use the ‘2 second’ rule
Stay alert to minimize reaction time
Anticipate !

3. Different Driving Conditions
Slide 5.2
Different Driving Conditions
Driving in the city:
Communication
Entering and leaving traffic
Intersections
Turns
Other road users
Driving in rural areas:
Higher speeds
Passing and curves

4. Steering Hold the steering wheel at ‘9:00’ and ‘3:00’
Slide 5.3
Steering
Hold the steering wheel at ‘9:00’ and ‘3:00’
Always keep at least one hand on the steering wheel
Keep steering smooth even when using controls
Steer smoothly and precisely
Adjust your speed for your turn
Think ahead!

5. Speed You can control your speed with:
Slide 5.4
Speed
You can control your speed with:
Brakes
Accelerator
Gears
Terrain
Think ahead and adjust your speed accordingly.
Braking early:
Protects your space in front of your vehicle
Gives you time to adjust for evasive maneuvers
Braking too early or sharply:
Can cause skidding, or a collision with drivers behind.

6. Parking and Stationary Control
Slide 5.5
Parking and Stationary Control
There are different parking maneuvers:
Nose-in or Reverse-in perpendicular parking, parallel parking, and angle parking
Park only in designated spaces, or where you have a clear view for 125m in each direction. Do not park:
Blocking an entrance
Across a pedestrian crossing
Within 15m of a railroad crossing or intersection
Within 3 m of a fire hydrant
Vehicles parked on a slope may move: use your parking brake,
and/or turn your wheels to the curb.

7. Turns and Intersections
Slide 5.6
Turns and Intersections
Check mirrors, signal, then maneuver. Adjust speed well before the turn.
Types of turn:
Right turns

8. Turns and Intersections
Slide 5.7
Turns and Intersections
Left turns:
2-way to 2-way Left turn lanes:
2-way to 1-way
1-way to 2-way
1-way to 1-way

9. Other turns Roundabouts Reversing Turning around: U-turns
Slide 5.8
Other turns
Roundabouts
Reversing
Turning around:
U-turns
3 point turns