Recognizing risks – now what? 

Even the most familiar traffic environments can contain risks. What makes traffic unpredictable isn’t just the complexity of roads or vehicles: it’s also the human element. People make choices, and those choices can change in an instant. 

This is where your attention and decision-making come in. Because once you’ve identified a potential risk, your ability to respond thoughtfully and quickly becomes critical. In the next chapter, we’ll dive into how your brain processes information in traffic, how attention works and doesn’t work, and how smart decisions can
make all the difference.