Editing Defensive driving (section)

== General principles ==

Driving defensively includes:

* General principles: 
** Controlling your speed.
** Looking ahead and being prepared for unexpected events.
** Being alert and distraction free.
* Regarding other participants in traffic:
** Preparedness for all sorts of actions and reactions of other drivers and pedestrians.
** Not expecting the other drivers to do what you would ordinarily do.
** Watching and respecting other drivers.
* Regarding your own vehicle:
** Maintaining a safe following distance.
** Driving safely considering (adjusting for) weather and/or road conditions.
** Adjusting your speed before entering a bend, in order to avoid applying the brakes in the middle of a bend.