chapter 1 — you in the driver’s seat Think for yourself You in the driver’s seat – part 6 What choice would you make? think about 9 Another part of making good choices is knowing yourself and  understanding the influences that shape your driving. Influences from other drivers  — at times you will feel pressure  from other drivers, and you’ll have to decide what to do. Will you  base your driving decisions on safety or will you allow other drivers  to pressure you into doing something that might be unsafe? What will you do when  people honk their horn at  you? What will you do if  someone is tailgating you?  Will you be tempted to  speed just because other  drivers around you are going  faster then the speed limit? As a driver, you need to be aware of cues in the driving  environment: signs, signals and road markings. Paying attention  to these cues helps you predict what could happen so you’re  prepared to respond. It’s also important to predict what other road users —  pedestrians, other drivers, motorcycle riders and cyclists — might  do. You can predict what might happen by carefully observing  the driving scene around you. Being aware of what others around  you are doing will help you to make better driving choices. There’s one more intersection before the garage. You  have to turn left and there is no advance green arrow.  You’ve sat through this light at other times because the  traffic is always heavy here. You become more frustrated as you wait to turn. Cars  are lined up behind you with their left-turn signals  flashing. The driver behind is starting to honk at you. You  see a space but hesitate because you’re not sure if the  gap is big enough for you to make your turn. Wait until you feel there’s a safe gap?  or Turn just to please  other drivers?