9. ROADS - ROUNDABOUTS.
'A DRIVER TO WHOM YOU OFFER COURTESY, WILL BE A FRIEND AND ADMIRE YOUR STYLE'.
Most drivers continually think that they 'own' the road and especially a lane and never, or rarely, anticipate that another vehicle will be approaching in the opposite direction. In order that we might avoid an early visit to the cemetery, just the one rule must continually remain in the fore-front of a drivers' mind. Always anticipate the largest of large, bulk tanker will be occupying the full width of the lane, and more, just around the next corner.
If negative drivers realise that other people recognise them for what they are - gradually they may change, from within. Condemnation and disgust can force a change in their ways.
'Bad temper, on the road, hurts more the drier behind the wheel than his adversary'.
'It is easy detecting a driver's intelligence by observing how s/he drives'.
The Highway Code stresses the importance of a car's position on the road emphasising the use of signals. If we are the opinion that a driver already has a full list of duties to perform, if these duties can be reduced by not giving signals, the easier our hands will be able to push-and-pull the steering-wheel and the more our minds can concentrate on reducing danger.
Roundabouts are dangerous places because patience is in short supply. The sooner the 'filter' system is introduced the better. Filter in turn is the key to safer driving. There are eighteen figures in 1288 about roundabouts, stressing the dangers forever lurking.
'IT IS EASY DESPISING WHAT WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO DO'.