Street Tag Terms - Defensive Driving School Already Passed

Street Tag Terms - Defensive Driving School Already Passed BLT The threat of a Bad Left Turn in front of us Fresh Green A traffic signal that has just turned green, or walk sign for pedestrians is still lit in white Stale Green A green light that has been green for a while, or one that you did not see turn green Go Point We call this out when we can no longer stop safely before it changes yellow. If the traffic signal turns yellow prior to calling this out in the correct location, we are going through it. Sneaky Right The threat of a car pulling right out in front of you, from a stopped position on the right. Tag Identifying the threat of a vehicle by location of vehicle, e.g. Tag left (referring to the car on the left). We call this out if this vehicle may pull out in front of us from either side of the street Clear/Tag Making sure the intersection is clear if not tag. Trap Anything that slows our forward progress, e.g. stop sign, red light, slowing traffic Trap 1 (Clear/Tag) Applying the brake and checking inside rear view mirror (Mirror 1) while preparing to stop. Trap 1 Clear if no car is behind us. Trap 1 Tag, if a car is present. Need to make sure that the vehicles behind us are stopping also. If not, we must tap on the brakes to alert them know that we are stopping. Flow Speed The average speed that traffic is moving Wheel Check Stopping where you can see some pavement behind the back tires of the car in front of you Good To Go When we are sitting on the front row at a traffic signal, and the light turns green, we are going to check traffic to the left (Good), then traffic in front/ BLT threat (To), then traffic to the right (Go). If clear, we go! (Sitting on the ront row waiting for a Good To Go) 1,2,3 Gas Pedal When a traffic light turns green, we wait for the car in front of us to move. We count off 1,2,3 Gas Pedal before we go. This builds in a safe following distance right way. Bike Tag Anyone on a bike, motorcycle, scooter, moped, etc. EHP Eye Holding Problem; something that gets our attention off the road Thief Someone who steals our safe space right in front of our vehicle (cuts you off) Foot Tag A pedestrian on either side of the road or in the road Diaper Sniper Kids that are under the age of five and younger. A very important tag, especially in neighborhoods. Tail-waggers Any animal that might run out out into the road in front of us. Intruders Vehicles that move within 3 car lengths of us, creating back pressure in the herd. Pusher Tailgaters who increase intensity from behind us, creating back pressure in the herd. LSD Not the drug! Limited Sight Distance. It is when we can't see more than 10 seconds in front of us. ("Cant quite see, LSD") Speed Check # Announcing the posted speed limit, checking the car's speedometer and possible speed adjustment New Fish Merging traffic, usually onto the freeway Bus Tag Any bus that we may encounter on the road, especially school buses. Flag Tag Any construction zone. Be on the lookout for workers and equipment.