Online Driver Ed Students Compare Sports and Driving Alertness, in Twin Lakes, Idaho

RAD students begin building lifelong habits of Responsible Alert Driving:  able to respond proactively, skillfully, and wisely. Today during their second lesson at Twin Lakes Village, students focused on driving proactively using the vision concepts they had learned online though IDLA.  As they learned to anticipate risks far ahead and close to the vehicle, they began discussing how we can apply the same habits used to be successful in sports to safe driving.  Here are some observations in their own words.

• I am Jordyn, and I play softball in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. In softball you are always thinking ahead to what you are going to do when the ball is hit to you and you are prepared for all situations. This is the same as in driving because you must be ready and prepared for anything. You can’t control the other drivers, only yourself.

• My name is April, and I play soccer. I am goalie for my team, and with being goalie, I have to anticipate what all the players on the field may do. When one person from the opposite team is heading toward me with the ball, I have to not only look at what they are doing, but I also have to look at what all of the other players are doing. I have to see if a player is coming for a header or to help with the ball. I also have to warn my players and I have to be aware of everything. As a player on the field I have to do the same thing. I have to be aware of where everyone is before I get the ball, so that when I do get it, I don’t end up turning over the ball. This is the same for driving. I have to be aware and anticipate what the other drivers are doing and may do, so I may respond appropriately.

• My name is Kathryne, and I play basketball.  In basketball, I have to be able to look down the court to the other basket and see what the others are going to do, like throw the ball down the court or dribble down. I also have to be able see the people around me and also the person I’m guarding. This applies to driving, too; I have to be able to identify what’s going on around me and ahead of me.

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