1. Sharing the Road with Others
Chapter 8

2. Motorcycles
The same laws governing other motor vehicles also govern motorcycles
Allow plenty of room for the motorcycle to complete the pass and resume proper lane position

3. Trucks, Tractor-Trailers and Buses
When passing a large truck or bus, it is important to remember that there are several no zones (blind spots) in which the motorist cannot see other vehicles.
During bad weather, a truck can take as much as 25% longer to stop
Avoid the area around trucks where vehicles disappear into blind spots

6. SIPDE

7. SIPDE
= search
= identify
= predict
= decide
= execute S I P D E

8. Search -scan the road ¼ mile ahead
Look for information to plan the best path of travel
Look ahead, behind, beside you
Keep your eyes moving

9. IDENTIFY potential hazards
Are there vehicles or pedestrians that could be a problem?
Are there objects or conditions that could threaten the intended path of travel?

10. PREDICT how the hazard could be a problem
Where might a crash happen?
What might the vehicle or pedestrian do?

11. DECIDE how can I avoid the crash
Slow down or speed up?
Change direction or lane position?
Communicate with turn signals, horn and eye contact?

12. EXECUTE—Carry out the decision to avoid a crash
Steer
Accelerate
Brake
Communicate

13. Smith System
a process that saves drivers from getting into accidents and prevents damage
A safe driving system

14. Smith System Aim high & ahead Keep your eyes moving
Look far down the road, no just right in front of the car
Keep your eyes moving
Don’t be focused so much on the dog walking beside the road that you fail to see the dog in the middle of it

15. Smith System Get the big picture Make sure others see you
Watch all around the car, not just the front
Make sure others see you
Use proper communication to let other drivers know your intentions
Always leave yourself an out
Don’t put yourself in a situation that there is no room to steer out of a danger if needed