Six new driver tips you won’t pick up in driving schoolEven seasoned drivers occasionally miss certain nuances or details that can simplify driving.

1. Verify that all of your mirrors are correctly adjusted.

A blind area arises if your mirrors aren’t adequately set. You can miss a car moving through an adjacent traffic lane if you have a blind spot, which is a portion of the road you can’t see. Adjust your side-view mirrors so that you can’t see your car in them to get rid of blind spots. Drive past another parked car in reverse and glance in your side-view mirror to see whether there is a blind spot. You should be able to notice it with your peripheral vision as soon as it leaves the field of view.
You must adjust the rearview mirror so that you can see the full back window of your car. You must be in your regular driving stance when adjusting the mirrors.

2. Get a feel for the location of the wheels.

You must have a sense of where the wheels are in order to avoid potholes on the road and damage to your hubcaps when parking. Place an empty plastic bottle on the road by stepping on it with your foot. Driving over it should be practised using the left and right front wheels separately. To hear the bottle crunch, open the window.

3. After passing through a puddle, dry your brakes.

You should slow down and proceed smoothly through any puddles, no matter how minor, without adjusting your course or pace. There is a possibility that if you drive quickly, water will enter the ignition system and cause the engine to stall. In addition, aquaplaning, which occurs when a car loses traction and you lose control of it, could begin.
Avoid cutting your engine or changing your speed after passing a large puddle. Dry the brakes first by repeatedly pushing the brake and gas pedals. Heat from friction causes water in the brake pads to evaporate.

4. Be on the lookout for taller cars in front of you as they manoeuvre.

Keep an eye out for both the automobile directly in front of you and those travelling further down the road. Taller drivers (such as those of trucks and buses) have far better visibility on the road. They probably spotted a car collision or another type of obstacle if they suddenly started to shift lanes. Change lanes in tandem with them.

5. At night, lower your rear-view mirror.

If a vehicle in the adjacent lane is slowing down, you should follow suit. The motorist most likely wishes to open the road for a person or an animal to pass.

6. When turning to the left, don’t turn the wheels first.

Turning the wheels before performing a left turn is dangerous. They have to be in the starting position. If a vehicle strikes you from behind, you can be propelled into the opposing lane, where colliding with other vehicles is unavoidable.