BC Class 5&7
The thinking driver: plan, predict, take responsibility
ICBC's driving guide: You in the driver's seat
Driving is not a set of reflexes with rules attached. The manual opens with the opposite claim: a safe driver is a thinking driver, and most of that thinking happens before anything goes wrong.
Plan your driving. Know where you are going before you leave, so the route is not something you are solving at 60 km/h. Long trips need rest and timing planned in.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0485The traffic around you is travelling well over the speed limit. What does that tell you?
- Q-0486Why does the manual put planning your route before you leave into a chapter about driving skills?
- Q-0487What does predicting the scene mean?
- Q-0488The manual describes taking responsibility in three widening circles. What are they?
- Q-0489What does experience actually give a driver?
- Q-0495What is the manual's opening claim about what makes a driver safe?
- Q-0496What responsibility does a driver carry for passengers, beyond restraints?
- Q-0500What does fitness to drive cover?