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Driving Tips > The 60-Second Driver
Head-on Collisions
Here's the scenario. You're driving along on a busy undivided highway, and for some reason a car approaching you from the other direction drifts into your lane. Is a head-on collision inevitable? It doesn't have to be.
The first thing you should do in this situation
is reduce your speed--take your foot off the gas
and, if there's time, flash your headlights to
get the attention of the other driver. You never
want to go left. The most common reaction of
other drivers, once you get their attention, is
to move back into their own lane. You need to be
moving to the right--not left. Use the shoulder
on the right side if there is one. If there isn't,
the ditch is a better option than a head-on collision.
Just remember to slow down as much as possible before leaving the roadway. Try to develop good defensive driving habits by practicing the 'what if' game occasionally. As you are driving down the highway, imagine what you would do if a car suddenly swerved into your path.
Scanning far down the road will alert you to vehicles in your lane much sooner and give you more time to slow down or avoid a crash.
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