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Dave6T4 said:
When I see that I have an a$$hole driver behind me, I will usually slow down a bit, to encourage him to pass me. I would rather have him ahead of me, instead of behind me.
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Uhhh, YOU are not helping matters at all.
 
barnfind said:
When stopped,
look left,
then right,
then left again,
then proceed.
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I took driver’s education classes in high school as I was getting my licence, mainly so I could get a discount on my insurance premium.
In my 20’s I took a course to get my licence to drive commercial.
In my 30’s I took a safe driving course put on by our Saskatchewan Government Insurance Agency. ( we purchase vehicle registration, basic insurance and driver’s licences through this agency) you can then enhance your coverage, liability, lower the deductible etc either with them or a private insurer.
When I was 55 you could take another course called 55 And Alive. This was recorded with SGI and put on file. If you unfortunately are in an at fault accident, you do not have as many demerit points against your licence. Some provinces have mandatory driver’s licence testing at 80, we don’t.
 
matthon said:
Also, never do a burnout while turning out, you'll end up like that Coronet, and every other Mustang.
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Huh??? Come on, man……
One legged cars can do this easily. Cars with a limited slip can too if the driver has adequate skills. Cars get out of control because the drivers can’t handle them. I don’t do burnouts to heat the tires for a race. Sitting still while smoking the tires isn’t my thing. I do like to be moving while the tires are spinning. Drifting a is a whole lot of fun.
 
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I try to keep my eyes open at least 50% of the time......but having loud pipes helps a lot!
 
Act like Joe Cocker. Gives them something to think about.
 
Kern Dog said:
Huh??? Come on, man……
One legged cars can do this easily. Cars with a limited slip can too if the driver has adequate skills. Cars get out of control because the drivers can’t handle them.i don’t do burnouts to hear the tires for a race. Sitting still while smoking the tires isn’t my thing. I do like to be moving while the tires are spinning. Drifting a is a whole lot of fun.
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Torque steer is good…
 
Kern Dog said:
Huh??? Come on, man……
One legged cars can do this easily. Cars with a limited slip can too if the driver has adequate skills. Cars get out of control because the drivers can’t handle them.i don’t do burnouts to hear the tires for a race. Sitting still while smoking the tires isn’t my thing. I do like to be moving while the tires are spinning. Drifting a is a whole lot of fun.
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Right?
I mean c'mon....I don't have a pegleg rear and if you can't pitch the *** end out turning a corner and keep it under control you really have no business driving a musclecar....just my opinion...besides, the kids love it!
 
khryslerkid said:
Expect the unexpected. Especially when following a Subaru.
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This is such a cliche but so true. My version of this tip is, "Be prepared to react to the absolute dumbest thing you wouldn't expect." Expecting other drivers to do ludicrous things has served me well a number of times.
 
cosgig said:
Use neutral in the snow
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Don't use cruise control in winter or otherwise reduced traction conditions. I almost learned this the hard way, I was driving on a highway on a clear but mostly dry winter evening, the roads looked clear. I went down a small hill followed by an incline up the next hill...cruise suddenly wanted to accelerate, I must've hit an icy patch, I broke traction in my '98 RWD 5.2L Dakota and she got a bit squirrely. A bit too much for my liking. I saved it but I came close to Hershey Squirts in my tighty whities.
 
Never drive on T/A radials.
I'm never the first car off the light.
I am always passing, so always looking for a break in traffic, and to avoid being next to someone. I'm usually the fastest car out there. Who am I kidding, the fastest out there.
I use the right lane and radar blocking technique.
Go to a road course in the rain and really learn "at limit" handling.
In my off time, I'm a **** in a BMW. Although that was awarded to audi, and now nissan drivers.
 
Cop car wagon said:
Never drive on T/A radials.
I'm never the first car off the light.
I am always passing, so always looking for a break in traffic, and to avoid being next to someone. I'm usually the fastest car out there. Who am I kidding, the fastest out there.
I use the right lane and radar blocking technique.
Go to a road course in the rain and really learn "at limit" handling.
In my off time, I'm a **** in a BMW. Although that was awarded to audi, and now nissan drivers.
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Oh good. You don't live anywhere near me.
 
Coelacanth said:
This is such a cliche but so true. My version of this tip is, "Be prepared to react to the absolute dumbest thing you wouldn't expect." Expecting other drivers to do ludicrous things has served me well a number of times.
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I learned at a young age to be a defensive driver. I actually had a motorcycle before I drove a car. It will train you to be twice as observant. You'll start looking at the driver that's about to pull out of a side street to see if they are actually looking at you or not. I've had so many cases where they weren't and pulled right out in front of me but I was ready for it.
 
Coelacanth said:
Don't use cruise control in winter or otherwise reduced traction conditions. I almost learned this the hard way, I was driving on a highway on a clear but mostly dry winter evening, the roads looked clear. I went down a small hill followed by an incline up the next hill...cruise suddenly wanted to accelerate, I must've hit an icy patch, I broke traction in my '98 RWD 5.2L Dakota and she got a bit squirrely. A bit too much for my liking. I saved it but I came close to Hershey Squirts in my tighty whities.
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Exactly why I recommend using neutral. It stops the motion of the wheels and allows you unfettered control in the snow, on the ice, and especially in corners and at intersections. Leaving the vehicle in drive and putting on the brakes produces a lockup and skid, whereas being in neutral results in much lighter braking pressure and better control when the wheels are turned. I try to tell my wife this, but she likes to barrel into the turns, and guess who ends up stuck all the time, despite driving a Subaru that is very good in the snow!
 
Leave yourself an out
Stay away from semi-trucks, you won’t believe what can fall off of them
Keep right unless you are overtaking a slower vehicle
Don’t text and drive
Make sure cross traffic stops before entering an intersection when the light changes
Expect the unexpected
Watch your 6
Maintain your vehicle
 
Black_Sheep said:
Make sure cross traffic stops before entering an intersection when the light changes
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Whether it's single or multiple lanes of traffic, if I'm first in line, if possible I let someone else enter the intersection first.

Don't turn across multiple lanes if the outer oncoming car stops to let you go, the inner lane vehicle can still smack into you.

Also, don't be the inner/right lane vehicle speeding past the vehicle stopped in the left lane to let someone turn in front of them.

And don't be the idiot being 'nice' by stopping in the left lane to let someone turn in front of you, giving them a false sense of security, when the inevitable idiot in the right lane will speed around you and crash into the person you let turn.
 
I think it was back in high school drivers ed I first heard the phrase "be a loner". That has served me well over the years, trying to position myself while driving to stay as far away as I can from other vehicles. Getting caught up in groups of cars can make it difficult or impossible to find an out if things start to get wonky.
That and staying out of peoples blind spots are my two driving habits that I think have kept me out of trouble in decades of driving daily in a congested area. In the last 20 years I've probably driven around 300K miles and the only accidents I've been in were a guy backing into me in a parking lot, another time while sitting at a red light on a tollway offramp some idiot rear ended the car behind me and pushed it into me, and not far from where that happened year later, a truck in front of me had a tire explode or something and my car was damaged driving through the flak cloud of debris from that.
 
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