[BuildTheRobots]

I'd go further and say that once you're committed, stick your foot down and get on with it.

There's quite a few junctions just on my semi-rural commute where you're turning onto a fast moving road (60mph limit) from a full stop stop where you can only see a few hundred yards or less of the road you're joining. People seem to recognise the danger, but a lot of drivers react to it by being overly cautious pulling out and getting up to speed which just increases the time you're in the danger zone.

edit: also, don't just turn your head, my truck instructor insisted I move my head forwards as it changes your view even more and can make things like motorbikes more obvious.

[genman]

Good point. Also worth noting that move your head forward to look around front window pillars, especially when moving slowly - it is incredibly frequent when a pedestrian is approaching exactly with the speed that will hide them behind the pillars when the car is moving forward. This one I had to figure out on my own.