«signals

: a RECENTLY received a.
. call from 2-friendly fellow in
dire need of clarification on
a couple of points in last *

week’s column, ;

It seems ‘that “immediate haz-
ard” and “make mistakes”-were *,
“ vague- sounding terms. In case he
‘is correct. ri magnify these con-
epts.
vis generally accepted that
immediate hazard” means crash

"erash into something ¢ else.. If. how-
ever, thereis a stopped Vehicle half. :

black ahead of. you, said venicle °°:

ot'considered an “immediate *
imply. because a ineasur-
able period of time’ will elapse}.
before you arrive at the space’ occu-
the stopped vehicl
‘Last week | quoted section - -
77(2).0f the Motor Nehicle Act.
hich enables drivers to creep past
“a Stop line after a complete stop in:
“order.to get'a better view of the
rass-street. If, in the | process of
reeping out, we crash or cause"
omething to crash ther we ‘consti
.tuted an immediate hazard, didn’t”
we? We disobeyed section’ Wa)
Fortunately, this never. truly _
“happens because student drivers:

learn’ with their eyes open and: are oe 2S

*always‘aware ‘and sometimes over-

ly concerned with their immediate

surroundings. Furthermore, a new

driver is often exceptionally timid
when it comes to other vehicles

. approaching from half'a block
~away, usually because they are

resigned to the idea of not being
yielded to in spite of right of way, i
laws,

Again my humble request: :
Please, folks, be patient around stu-
dent drivers. They are trying to”

 dearn something and do not always

. get it right the first tinke.
Which brings up the friendly.
“fetlow's other peint.
Yes. | aliowmy students to,

: make mistakes:

I thoroughly explain any given’
driving manceuvre to a student, .
usually demonstrate (conveniently

‘aided by dual-controls), and finally

allow’a student to give ita try,
They often err first time around

_ but. being a trained and qualifi

instructor, I'm prepared for such

‘eventualities and, usually verbally, °
“sometimes manually (wonderful. _
dual-controls, again) help them. out

of anything potentially hazardous. ‘

do not allow any. blatant faw
_ breaking or “otherwise dangerous

actions, 00
“2 Unfortu imately, I ca nol read

minds so my estimate of a stu- :
“ dent’s readiness for a ‘manoeuvre is.
"sometimes inaccurate. “

I’'m;nevers caught off guard...

however, because Ido this fora .

living. It’s what 1 doe? =

=. These columns average 500:
words and are designed to enlight-
en drivers On some nuinces of

stoday’s. driving. Student drivers, on

the other hand, average 10 inten- |

“ sive hours in a Driver Training pro-
". gramme and hear tens.of thousands,

» of words: If you come across one
~ that is only at word 3,423, smile,

--isoon they’il have learned it all and, |
: ideally, will never bother you. \

again
Be safe.

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