What a defensive driving course taught me about situational awareness

[Mini me]

One of the biggest lessons I took from a defensive driving course is that most problems can be avoided long before they happen. It is the same idea in defensive shooting training. Awareness, avoidance, and recognizing patterns early are skills on their own. If you treat them seriously, you reduce the need to rely on force in the first place.

 

[Alan]

Same principles apply..most bad situations give warning signs long before they turn critical if you’re actually paying attention.

 

[Rifflelord]

Taking that defensive driving course really changed the way I scan crowds now. It's the same kind of pattern recognition, just a totally different application. Those skills really do transfer, you know.

 

[Eskimo]

Most trouble is avoided early if you’re actually paying attention and thinking ahead.