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What does aim high mean in driving?

What does it mean when my driving instructor tells me to aim high? I never know what she’s trying to tell me but I’m too nervous to ask her.

Liz Jenson · Updated on Jan 25, 2022

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

When your driving instructor tells you to aim high, she’s telling you to make your steering adjustments based on what is further down the road. In other words, start turning the wheel earlier if there’s a big curve up ahead.

Doing this will make your turns much smoother. It also makes you a

since you’ll be looking further ahead on the road. That way, you’ll see potential hazards in your path much sooner and have time to react.

Another way to stay safe is to get a good insurance policy. The

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