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away or remaining stationary.
Predict
where a collision may occur. Completing
this “what if...?” phrase to estimate results of contacting or attempting to avoid
a hazard depends on your knowledge and experience.
Decide
Decide when, where, and how to act based on types of hazards you encounter:
• Single Hazard
• Multiple Hazards
• Stationary
• Moving
Weigh consequences of each hazard separately, whether single or multiple
hazards are involved. Ask yourself this question: “What am I going to do and
how am I going to do it?”
Execute
In high potential risk areas, such as intersections, shopping areas, school zones,
and construction zones, cover the clutch and both brakes to reduce the time you
need to react.
To create more space and minimize harm from any hazard:
•
Communicate
your presence with lights and/or horn.
•
Adjust your speed
by accelerating, stopping, or slowing.
•
Adjust your position
and/or direction.
Apply the old adage “one step at a time” to handle two or more hazards. Adjust
speed to permit two hazards to separate. Then deal with them one at a time as
single hazards. Decision-making becomes more complex with three or more
hazards. Weigh the consequences of each and give equal distance to the hazards.
