09-12-2008, 07:31pm
I treat every other road user as a potential murderer. I don't sit in blind spots, I make sure I am either right behind the vehicles path if they change lanes or I get in front of them without dawdling so they have less time to change lanes on me.
I always do head checks, I sit back & slightly to the side of vehicles in front so I can scan traffic movements ahead of them.
I also leave a buffer zone from passing traffic. I sit very close to the centre line until I see on coming traffic then I move across to the left. I also try to stay out of the head on zone near the centre line in corners. Hitting an apex may be very effective on a race track & look impressive, but on the road it doesn't look so hot when the dickhead boy racer in his doof doof mobile cuts his line coming the other way & takes your head off.
I always do head checks, I sit back & slightly to the side of vehicles in front so I can scan traffic movements ahead of them.
I also leave a buffer zone from passing traffic. I sit very close to the centre line until I see on coming traffic then I move across to the left. I also try to stay out of the head on zone near the centre line in corners. Hitting an apex may be very effective on a race track & look impressive, but on the road it doesn't look so hot when the dickhead boy racer in his doof doof mobile cuts his line coming the other way & takes your head off.