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Enhancing Driver Safety: Understanding Reaction and Pre-Action Zones

Every driver's actions on the road are influenced by their immediate environment. The “Reaction Zone™” is the area of awareness that a driver navigates and that continuously shifts in size and shape based on skill level. Average drivers have a Reaction Zone that extends 3-6 seconds ahead, especially when driving in clusters, limiting visibility and decision-making time. Advanced drivers can adjust their Reaction Zones into a larger “Pre-Action Zone™,” promoting better space, visibility, and time to respond to potential hazards. The Smith System's 5 Keys can help drivers optimize these zones for enhanced safety.

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Enhancing Driver Safety: Understanding Reaction and Pre-Action Zones

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  1. Every driver’s actions, when behind the wheel, are reactions to what they see in the driving environment that surrounds them. • The information people use to make those decisions is drawn from an area of awareness that moves with them as they travel. • We call this area the driver’s“Reaction Zone TM”

  2. Reaction Zones change size and shape continuously • A driver’s skill determines the size and content of their Reaction Zone • The average driver’s Reaction Zone extends 3 – 6 seconds ahead of their vehicle

  3. This happens because drivers tend to travel in clusters • In these clusters, drivers cannot: • SEE what they need to see • THINK about all of the traffic dangers - or- • DO what needs to be done

  4. Driving in packs makes it difficult or impossible to obtain: • Space for the vehicle • Visibility for the driver • Time to make decisions • Space, Visibility, and Time • are the key elements of safe driving

  5. Advanced drivers should change the content of their Reaction Zone to maximize their space and visibility, insulating themselves from the unexpected When you maximize your space and visibility, you create a much larger zone that we refer to as a Pre-Action ZoneTM

  6. This larger Pre-Action Zone gives us a greater awareness of potential problems farther ahead, to the sides and to the rear. In addition it allows us more time to SEE, THINK and DO.

  7. The Smith System’s 5 Keys can teach you how to recognize and use the zones that surround your vehicle. Aim High In Steering® Get The Big Picture® Keep Your Eyes Moving® Leave Yourself An Out® Make Sure They See You®

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