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guy" change his driving habits, but there is a way for you and your passenger to <br />survive and for your passenger to arrive at his or her destination safe and sound. The <br />person who told you that you were a good driver is the same person who said you <br />were a great lover... YOU. Commit to raising your driving standards and skills. <br />You will drive ten times as many miles each day as the average commuter. <br />You will be driving more miles in one week behind the wheel of an A Taxi Cab than <br />most people drive in five months in their personal vehicles. You'll drive more miles <br />in three months in your cab than most people drive in a year in their personal <br />vehicles. How well you drive defensively will directly determine many things. <br />Among them, are you in control of yourself and your cab? Are you at the mercy of <br />other inattentive drivers around you? <br />Left turns .... A major force in serious accident injuries and death. Are you in <br />control? Is the approaching traffic clear? That car in front of you, is he going to stop <br />half way through the left turn leaving you in the line of fire of oncoming traffic? Do <br />you have enough distance between you and oncoming traffic to safely make that turn, <br />or is a pedestrian going to enter the crosswalk and leave you in the line of fire of <br />oncoming traffic? A Taxi Cab's policy requires you make a left turn only when both <br />of the following apply. I.On major thoroughfares, there must be a dedicated left turn <br />lane and; 2. There is no oncoming traffic. Example: you're facing three lanes of <br />oncoming traffic. Two lanes stop and wave you on. Do not turn. Allow all oncoming <br />traffic to pass before you turn. Remember you can not see that third lane of traffic <br />clearly. Use hand signals with directional. <br />EXCESS SPEED... how much has been said over the years about excessive speed. <br />What is excessive speed? Any speed is excessive speed if you are driving too fast for <br />the road conditions. Example: The "posted " speed limit is 35 and there is heavy <br />traffic. If you are on your brakes constantly, 20 mph is excessive speed. Obviously 35 <br />mph is not a safe speed for the conditions. <br />When it is raining reduce your speed! The roadways are slick. A pool of water <br />thinner than a newspaper is enough to lift a car off the surface and cause <br />hydroplaning. If it's posted 35 mph, try 25 mph, or a speed that is safe for the <br />conditions, the keywords here are: <br />SAFE FOR THE CONDITIONS! <br />FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE.. this is extremely dangerous! Dangerous to you're <br />future lease at A Taxi Cab, dangerous to your passenger's safety and dangerous to <br />thousands of drivers a year who think they can "push the guy in from of them ". If <br />they just get a little closer to that "slow poke "ahead of them. <br />22 <br />