Driving Theory first entry

Red light realignment - how cars change lanes as they approach a red light, in order to get ahead once the light turns green

Squirt - when a lane begins braking/compressing, but an adjacent lane is not braking, a car is likely to squirt from the braking lane into the adjacent lane

Compression - a lane that is densely occupied by cars and that is running next to an adjacent, less densely occupied lane is likely to squirt cars when the lane compresses (i.e., when traffic slows)

Panic - a reaction

Fear

Automoton - speeds up and slows down based only on what another car is doing. Driving alongside, tend to sit in your blindspot.

Blind spot - danger zone. Even if the driver does look for you, if you're in the blind spot, you won't be seen.

Lane changes - one of the most dangerous acts you face in heavy traffic is when cars in adjacent lanes change lanes. The space left-right is often far less than the space ahead and behind you. So, when a car changes lanes, you may not have much time to react.

Acceleration - a major advantage you have over cars

Braking - a major advantage you have over cars

"Pushing" the car ahead - riding behind a car, close enough that the car is encouraged to move along, but not so close that you discract and/or piss off the driver. If you're too far back, the car isn't thinking about you.

Head turn - drivers checking mirrors, blind spots in anticipation of changing lanes.

Signalling -

Telegraphing

Ambiguity - e.g., a car driving with its turn signal on for a mile - if you think he's not going to change lanes, he may do it. If you think he's going to change lanes, he probably never will.

Drift - car tracking to one side or the other of the lane, driving brail, etc.

Distraction - kids, cell phones, you, cops, accidents,

Riding the fender - safest place in heavy traffic - ride alongside the front fender of the car next to you - he can't possibly miss seeing you, right?