Defensive Driving

Let’s start this situation from the very beginning, with a man named sir Johnson Johnerson. He begins his day with a nice cup of coffee, and a bowl of granola with a piece of fruit. His goal of driving this morning is to drive to his work at sunshine and lollipops INC. On his way to his car, his evil brother offers him a nice glass of dandelion 70 proof vodka. The obviously answer to his brother’s offer is no, because he cannot be driving while intoxicated, it would leave his judgement and reaction time impaired, and he cannot risk being pulled over! What could be worse is that he might actually hit someone! John politely shakes his head towards his brother and heads out the door to his car. While walking to his car he could not help but notice it was covered in snow and ice. “ This will not do one bit! “ John thought to himself. He could not drive his car with ice all over it, because he could not see out of any of his windows! With effort, he opened his icy door and started his engine. Setting the defrosters to maximum heat, he went behind his seat to grab his squeegee and wait a couple minutes before cleaning the snow and ice off his car.

After that is done, he returns his squeegee back to it’s original position and sits in his driver’s seat. He notices that his brother must have adjusted his mirrors and seat. The first thing he does is adjust his seat to the proper and comfortable position, at least ten inches away from the wheel. He then buckles his seatbelt, and then he adjusts his mirrors so that his rearview mirror can see the road behind him just by glancing up at it. His left side mirrors are positioned so he can see the road just left of his car, and the back door of his vehicle. Checking his fuel gage, he has more than enough gas to get to and fro from his work and back. He puts his foot fully on the brake and positions his gear shift to the reverse. Backing up and out of his driveway he turns around so his front is facing towards the road. His steering technique is hand-over-hand. He turns his turn signal to the right, looking left, then right, and then left again making sure it is clear for him to go. After letting a car pass him and it being clear, he speeds up and makes a smooth turn right on the road.

Scanning the road for hazards at all times and aiming high by looking at least twelve feet from his vehicle at all times. He sees a sign in the road, and identifies it as a speed limit sign. The sign tells him to go twenty