More and more, today’s driving schools and defensive driving institutions teach self-regulation to drivers of all ages. Drivers who self-regulate make driving decisions based on experience to limit certain driving behaviors in order to keep themselves out of harm’s way on the road.   For instance, do you ever find yourself making multiple right turns to avoid having to make a tricky left turn at a hectic intersection? Then you, like many other safe drivers, are practicing self-regulating techniques.

Here are some other common self-regulation techniques you can try:

• Limiting your night driving (this is the most widespread form of self-regulation)
• Limiting your driving during bad weather
• Choosing routes that avoid congestion, construction, and difficult traffic scenarios
• Driving in the lane you are most comfortable with (i.e. driving in the slower lanes or not driving in the lane directly adjacent to parked cars)
• Not making optional right turns at red traffic lights
• Limiting the volume on your radio so you can better hear traffic and emergency vehicles
• Parking towards the back of parking lots where it is less congested

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