Circle-Track School: Line of Sight Behind The Wheel

I took this picture the other day while following a big truck on an interstate highway, going about 60 mph (about 100 kph). Imagine yourself in this situation, driving the car. Where in the picture do you look? Fig. 1. A very common sight while driving. Where are you looking right now? Assuming that you?re not text-messaging, dialing the radio, swatting the kids in the backseat, or admiring road signs and trees, most street drivers predominately look in one of several places: checking the dashboard gauges, looking at the road directly ahead, or reading the words on the back of the truck. By focusing on the truck, you are reacting to the truck, instead of what is beyond the truck. As easy as it is to be lulled into a [...]

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