If you’re like many motorists, you feel very sure in your own driving ability and most of us tend to consider ourselves to be good drivers. For a lot of us driving feels automatic, we barely have to think while we do it. This may include some bad habits which you may not be totally aware of until it is too late. Additionally, the fact that much of what we do is automatic has its own hidden dangers. You may have been through times when you were driving and discovered you don’t remember actually driving. It really is important that you develop more enhanced driving skills so that you can be in control of your driving situation at all times. You hold your safety in your own hands.

The first type of proficiency that is essential in keeping you safe on the road is the ability to drive in different weather/road conditions. The situations depend on both the weather and how well-kept the road generally is. Driving in snow or fog can be a stressful experience if you don’t run into it very often. An illustration of this an highly developed driving skill would be your ability to perform a skid correctly if you happened to lose control from ice or rain. If the vehicle suddenly should begin to skid, would you know which way to steer the car automatically? It may seem silly, but it really is a good skill to have.

One of the difficulties in dealing with a skid or almost any other unexpected event on the road is reacting correctly quickly. The other factor is the panic that begins if you are taken by surprise. Once you learn this skill effectively, you’ll be able to react in these situations without much thought, just like you’re normally driving. Facts about the right way to deal with unsafe situations can be found on the internet but you are better off going to a class or trainer to teach you first hand on how it is done. Practice makes perfect.

Driving defensively is another driving proficiency that is considered advanced. In cases like this, you tend to be very aware of the other drivers so that you are able to avoid any potential mistakes made by them. You may have drivers that speed up and cut in at the wrong place or simply power their way in a lane without using their blinkers. Just how you align yourself on the street, how you use your mirrors and being aware of blind spots are examples of being defensive.

It is often implied that advanced driving skills involves fast driving and fancy tricks. The truth is, it is a means to keep you safe and being qualified to drive with confidence whatever the conditions or circumstances.