Practice City Driving
Complete step-by-step checklist to practice city driving covering watch for walking pedestrians and watch for bicycle riders, and essential action items.
Watch for walking pedestrians
Scan street corners, crossings, and sidewalks carefully
Watch for bicycle riders
Check side blind spots for cyclists before making turns
Anticipate sudden taxi stops
Leave buffer behind buses and delivery vans
Keep intersection box clear
Do not enter intersection unless there is room to cross
Follow street lane markings
Observe one-way arrows, turn lanes, and exit boards
Scan parked car doors
Watch for occupants opening doors into travel lane
Slow down near school zones
Observe 20 MPH limits and watch for children crossing
Check roundabouts yield signs
Yield to vehicles already inside the traffic circle
Watch for tram/bus lanes
Avoid driving in bus-only transit lane corridors
Practice crosswalk safety
Always yield to pedestrians standing at crosswalks
Mute high volume music radio
Keep radio low in busy downtown streets to hear horns
Verify clean windshield mirrors
Keep glass clean to detect cyclists in dark cross-streets