Safe crossing at intersections Archives - Cooper Driving School https://cooperdrivingschool.com/tag/safe-crossing-at-intersections/ Instilling a Seriousness for Driving Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:08:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://cooperdrivingschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cooper-Driving-White-on-Black-150x150.jpg Safe crossing at intersections Archives - Cooper Driving School https://cooperdrivingschool.com/tag/safe-crossing-at-intersections/ 32 32 Why “Look Both Ways” Is the Most Useless Advice ? https://cooperdrivingschool.com/useless-advice-looking-both-ways/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:15:00 +0000 https://cooperdrivingschool.com/?p=7536 We’re all taught to “look both ways” before crossing an intersection, but this advice lacks critical depth. Looking isn’t enough—you need to analyze movement patterns, anticipate risks, and check more than just left and right. A skilled driver scans intersections several seconds in advance, observes traffic patterns, and ensures a clear escape path before even reaching […]

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]]> We’re all taught to “look both ways” before crossing an intersection, but this advice lacks critical depth. Looking isn’t enough—you need to analyze movement patterns, anticipate risks, and check more than just left and right.

A skilled driver scans intersections several seconds in advance, observes traffic patterns, and ensures a clear escape path before even reaching the intersection. Simply turning your head doesn’t guarantee safety.

In truth the habit should be LCRL. Left Centre Right and Left again. Do you know why?

Are you truly assessing intersections, or just mechanically looking both ways?

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