Intelligent Driving

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Originally Posted by pgrmdave

• Watch the taillights of the car ahead of the car in front of you, not just the one in front of you This lets you have more of a heads up when traffic is slowing down, and will let you know when the car ahead of you is going to brake.

Similarly, my driving instructor taught us to look through the windshield of the vehicle in front of us at what is going on, not to make the mistake of focusing on the rear of his car.

[Zephyrus]

- Intelligent Drivers Don't Change Lanes Every Five Seconds In Heavy Traffic. Every time I'm in heavy traffic or in a traffic jam there is always someone jumping between lanes if they think the other lane is faster. Half an hour later they still haven't made progress and half the time end up behind me

[Symbology]

Intelligent drivers understand the dynamics that exit and entrance ramps add to rush hour traffic.

In Houston, the veterans can spot each other as we change lanes towards the right lane coming up on the exit ramp and then immediately head back for the far left lane. Once you get attuned to it you can just see them in the mix of a thousand cars.