Defensive Driving Techniques - Avoiding Accidents by Anticipation

[@doctorxanderx]

“911 what is your emergency?” “Hi I’m in a black car with a spoiler and some guy with a camera has been following me all over town for hours executing very safe driving maneuvers.”

[@nukem384]

lol!

[@Kevinb1821]

My favorite tip to help is if your the last car in line at a dead stop on a highway or a light. And there’s cars coming up at a distance at full speed. Tap your brakes fast to make your brake lights flash. It will grab their attention that there’s cars at a dead stop

[@BrianGriffin846]

Putting all these scenarios together is great work! I appreciate

[@nukem384]

No problem! Glad it was helpful!

[@raymondchandler697]

Very clear, straightforward, and helpful

[@nukem384]

Raymond Chandler thanks! Glad it was helpful!

[@liqdelshaun]

I respect the patience it took to get some of these scenarios 👍🏾

[@nukem384]

Thanks! We definitely spent a little time making this video, yes.

[@Iconicdailyquotes]

Very informative to all drivers, both new and experienced.

[@nukem384]

Thank you, appreciate it!

[@2286cc]

Great advice in this video. Thank you.

[@au8799]

Best video, straight forward helpful no toxic music

[@nukem384]

Haha, don't want to hear EDM with your driving tips??? Glad it helped!

[@lakshmikanthraju105]

Nice one mate! Can you make defensive techniques video to avoid rear collision, like to avoid someone crashing from back.

[@nukem384]

There's really only 1 thing you can try and do about that one. Pretty much you need to be alert, and if you see someone coming way too fast behind you, hopefully there's nobody in front of you or there's room, but you've got to floor it and give them more space to stop. It may still be unavoidable, but that's your best chance.

[@lakshmikanthraju105]

@@nukem384 thanks mate👍

[@tacticalpause3767]

@@lakshmikanthraju105 when you stop, make sure to leave plenty of room ahead of you so when you see a car approaching fast from behind and is looking to hit you, at least you can pull forward a bit hoping to give that fool some extra room to slam on the break to stop.

[@lakshmikanthraju105]

@@tacticalpause3767 thanks mate!

[@tooquick6]

Been doing all of these. Didn’t know they were a thing. Thanks for the upload

[@nukem384]

Glad it helped. Also, go BJJ. Trained for a number of years before too many injuries forced me to stop.

[@mohamedsadik8210]

Excellent tips, thanks for the video

[@nukem384]

Thanks!

[@raymondchandler697]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@Anthonyalt]

I'm 24 years old and I've avoided 15 accidents just out of instinct. I'd love to recieve compensation for car damages etc but I care too much about the other people in those cars who have a greater potential of dying due to their poor driving abilities

[@lifelover6168]

The name of the video should be "how to avoid mean cars"

[@George.W-Jenson]

and stupid drivers

[@MrCrossface007]

I’ve been driving like this for years. You have to drive for others now a days because people are too distracted and think they are the only one on the roads

[@nukem384]

Definitely. Defensive driving has saved my butt from so many accidents TBH.

[@johnnjengawamedia6052]

Thenkz for the safety instructions Rick winter is here .caution is our priority🙏

[@emperadorzar2023]

amazing tips and examples

[@nukem384]

Thanks!

[@etrankill3r14]

Dope Vid, I've always wanted to make a similar video. Being aware is the only way you'll survive driving in the Bay area

[@nukem384]

Yup! And it's not even that bad here. Try driving around Socal, especially downtown LA. Whole other level down there lol.

[@breemds]

Great video ☀️

[@nukem384]

Thanks

[@1968196859]

thank you

[@ojb512]

Great tips thank you

[@nukem384]

No problem. Glad it helped!

[@kiflomgerezgabier8018]

Excellent great tips G b u for sharing 👍👍

[@nukem384]

Glad it helped

[@Angel-tn4uj]

a pesar de que son escenarios de eeuu, pasa lo mismo en autopistas de todo el mundo, gracias!

[@nukem384]

De nada!

[@George.W-Jenson]

good video !

[@nukem384]

Thanks

[@loljk1991]

1:26, happens when the person is texting in his/her phone or they are on Adaptive Cruise control.

[@Sinceyouvbeengone]

I have the biggest fear of cars this helped a lot and didn’t HEAR A SINGLE THING ABT THIS IN DRIVERS ED SAVING LIVES AND MONEY BUD

[@nukem384]

No problem! Just be careful and always be aware of your surroundings when driving. Being able to drive defensively will save your butt more times than you can count. It has for me so far.

[@mikek.9980]

Good job!

[@nukem384]

Thanks

[@singletotakentv9583]

Is another suggestion to not hog the overtaking lanes and stay in the right most lane?

[@EagleLogic]

Great video! Except you should never pass semi trucks on the right side. They have a much larger blind spot on the right side. I've even seen signs behind semi trucks that have an arrow that points to the left that says "pass" and an arrow that points to the right that says "suicide". Of course, sometimes, passing on the left isn't an option.

[@nukem384]

lol i dont know if ive ever seen a sign on a truck saying pass on the right is suicide, but i know what you mean. can never be too safe out there. thanks for the comment

[@EagleLogic]

me.me/i/passing-side-suicide-it-2436-22329196 www.lolhome.com/funny-picture-9979532345.html www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/2c6l0w/18wheeler_has_passing_side_suicide_with_arrows_on/ Thanks for making the video. Wish more people took defensive driving seriously.

[@davidpowell3347]

also think about whether you can see the driver's face in their mirror-or at least see the mirror sometimes you may have to be besides a truck (for instance if it is passing you) but you don't want to be there longer than necessary also be extra paranoid about parallel turn lanes and big trucks-they may spill into both lanes and usually will try to get the outside lane (or at least the lane that allows them to have the other turn lane on their own driver's mirror side),not the other blinder side mirror

[@mikeymauricio34]

Good video! However, when my road rage kicks in all these techniques fly out the window😶

[@nukem384]

Lolol I know what you mean

[@FocusProj]

Why the f is legal in the US to overtake on moth sides (left/right). Isn't that just a lot more dangerous than overtaking on the left?

[@KyuubiCatT]

I recognize this freeway lol

[@nukem384]

heh heh. go east bay!

[@user-pd4yp4iv7w]

The problem is people need to learn how to drive with proper etiquettes

[@nukem384]

For sure. Doing minimum hours with an instructor isn't going to teach you really anything compared to what you actually need to know.

[@truroyal7048]

im late but great video

[@nukem384]

Thanks!

[@poe2716]

cloud @2:41

[@Zickcermacity]

5:18 - She wouldn't be driving like that if her side-view mirrors were adjusted correctly

[@nukem384]

Haha good point

[@dominicancheif117]

Thoughts on engine braking on highways? Also nice Subie!

[@nukem384]

use your brakes! unless you want to ruin your engine. i wouldnt recommend doing that

[@dominicancheif117]

nukem384 How? I've heard the opposite being said and that it's bad for your transmission if you do it too much. Lately I've been keeping a decent following distance from the car in front of me to use engine braking and avoid using my brakes.

[@nukem384]

STI555 i meant both in a way. Youre basically stressing the tranny and engine by doing that when you really dont need to. Think of it this way, whats cheap to fix, brakes or engine/tranny? But it all depends on how you like driving, if you find it fun and like doing it, go for it, im not stopping you!

[@Dortchskii]

For the majority of drivers using your service brakes (brake pedal) is sufficient and nothing more is required. There's 2 scenarios for using engine/transmission braking. Both of which are to reduce brake fade One is high speed driving (like really highspeed driving. Not the type you'll be doing on any public roads) The other is for towing. If you're towing a heavy trailer especially downhill then you will want to use a lower gear. The rule of thumb for 4 wheelers is 1 gear lower than you went up with. The rule of thumb for big trucks is 2 gears lower than you went up with. Perform the downshift before descending the mountain/hill (Warning: never attempt to downshift a manual while going downhill. You risk damage to your clutch pack and involvement in an accident)

[@dominicancheif117]

Daniel Dortch I use engine braking mostly because my car does it automatically when I take my foot off the gas, it helps me keep my speed in traffic so I don’t have to accelerate from zero all the time

[@wildnaturalista]

I do all of these gladly

[@nukem384]

Awesome! Stay safe out there!

[@Kevinb1821]

Also pacing people prevents people from passing causing people behind you to get frustrated and will cause a crash. Always allow faster traffic to PASS!

[@carmenvarga8206]

I didn't really get your last comment from the 'Bonus' - what did the car to your right do wrong? I could only see them signaling to switch lanes. Also, why do you assume that woman was a bad driver? From the video it's not clear :/

[@nukem384]

The car almost crashed into me because she wasn't looking and was merging over assuming I wasn't there. If I hadn't slammed on the brakes and moved to the left side of the lane, she would've for sure hit me. Also, as mentioned, but not really shown in the video, is she almost did the same thing with the gold Honda van about 10 seconds later. This particular driver is 100% a bad driver making 2 mistakes in a matter of seconds. I said she because in this particular incident, I saw the driver, which was a woman. I'm not stereotyping women as bad drivers, it was just this one specific incident.

[@vegasdanielsperegon]

What freeway is this?

[@nukem384]

580 here in the Bay Area

[@TonyStebbins]

Dont pass big trucks on the right

[@marcusharris7487]

They are gonna crash into u😂😂😂

[@rickymon1000]

Scenario 11 there's that black car again

[@nukem384]

Yeah that crazy black car lol. Just following me everywhere!

[@fasthighwaydriver59732]

Left lane for passing only don’t forget to say, it’s not the cruising lane.

[@Kevinb1821]

Also if someone starts to merge into your lane. Don’t be that guy who speeds up. You see these accidents all the time and I’m sorry but you’re the bigger ahole if you speed up as someone is trying to merge into your lane. Even if that guy is in the wrong. Don’t speed up!

[@tt3925]

Production quality is good, but some of these recommendations will get you killed. Speeding up is never the answer. Slow down, maintain proper following distance, don't drive distracted.

[@erickkillian5590]

Speeding up to pass a big rig or semi-truck is the only answer. Never stay along side them while at cruising speed.

[@tt3925]

@@erickkillian5590 yea, no. You can still slow down. The speed limit is the maximum speed you can travel, not the goal.

[@davidpowell3347]

@@tt3925 Sometimes speeding up to pass is the safest option if the vehicle is moving slower than traffic or abnormally slow.

[@gerardonova6207]

By “those type of people” you mean women. Ok got it

[@Athuo3]

Yo 💯 but not gonna lie.. Some women drive very good

[@kellynorman7452]

first off if someone doesn't see you in there blind spot there at fault because more than likely they didn't look behind them as there supposed to do that's common sense duh everyone knows that

[@thegreat9481]

"Defensive Driving Techniques - Avoiding Accidents by Anticipation" is the title

[@alexm7777]

It's better to not get into a accident in the first place.

[@emperadorzar2023]

yes, but in an accident no matter who is responsible, an accident can kill you and kill the passengers of your car.

[@Dortchskii]

Yes but why would you just sit there and let them hit you. Fun fact: there are what is referred to as partial at fault accidents and avoidable accidents. They can also affect your insurance rates even if you aren't declared at fault.

[@davidpowell3347]

but if they are at fault it will still be a lot of lost time,trouble and perhaps money if you get hit and could have avoided it