OVER-DRIVING OUR REACTIONS
WRECK-LESS DRIVING©
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
OVER-DRIVING OUR REACTIONS
SOUTH LIBERTY, ME: Fifty-nine years young Kevin K. writes to say that he is having difficulty reading quickly enough to understand some road signs. Also, he says, he is less aware of auto stop lights than he used to be. Sounds like the usual lessening of reaction time as we age. We need to find ways to compensate for this in order to remain safe drivers.
Kevin may be driving too fast for the size of the road signs he should read. Also, he could memorize the standardized meaning of the 8 colors used for road signs. This would give a head start on what type message is about to come into his range. Most states recognize the need for larger and more frequent signs to accommodate the rapidly increasing population of older travelers. Towns and cities wishing to be tourist friendly please take note.
There are other reaction time problems which we can control. For more time to react to the brake lights of the vehicle ahead older drivers should stay at least 3 seconds behind. Pick out a stationary object along the road side. When the vehicle ahead passes it start counting the seconds. In good weather your auto should not pass this same object until the count of 3. For poor road conditions allow 4 seconds or more between vehicles.
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by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
OVER-DRIVING OUR REACTIONS
SOUTH LIBERTY, ME: Fifty-nine years young Kevin K. writes to say that he is having difficulty reading quickly enough to understand some road signs. Also, he says, he is less aware of auto stop lights than he used to be. Sounds like the usual lessening of reaction time as we age. We need to find ways to compensate for this in order to remain safe drivers.
Kevin may be driving too fast for the size of the road signs he should read. Also, he could memorize the standardized meaning of the 8 colors used for road signs. This would give a head start on what type message is about to come into his range. Most states recognize the need for larger and more frequent signs to accommodate the rapidly increasing population of older travelers. Towns and cities wishing to be tourist friendly please take note.
There are other reaction time problems which we can control. For more time to react to the brake lights of the vehicle ahead older drivers should stay at least 3 seconds behind. Pick out a stationary object along the road side. When the vehicle ahead passes it start counting the seconds. In good weather your auto should not pass this same object until the count of 3. For poor road conditions allow 4 seconds or more between vehicles.
GHD54 all rights reserved wellnessebooks.com/ebookstore.asp
posted by WRECK-LESS at Saturday, January 01, 2005
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