Maintaining Lane Position | 
Steer Clear | State Farm®

[MUSIC PLAYING] 

(IMAGE)
An animated car is seen driving on 
an animated roadway, and then the 
vantage point switches to the interior 
of the car, dashboard visible. Trees and a house 
pass by, and then an imaginary yellow 
dividing line appears. Crosshairs appear in the 
car’s lane to show where 
the car should be driving.

(Text on screen)
Maintaining Lane Position

(Announcer: Male voice)
Highways and residential roads both 
have their unique driving challenges. 
For example, when driving in a 
neighborhood with no central lane 
markings, imagine there's a yellow line 
running down the center of the road 
dividing the road into two lanes.
You need to stay in the center of the lane 
to the right of this imaginary line. 
And while doing this, you'll also need 
to keep your eyes on the road while 
not fixating on any single point.  

(IMAGE)
An overhead view is seen. 
As the car proceeds, its areas of visibility 
are indicated. The crosshairs again indicate 
how the car should line up. 
The driver is highlighted to indicate 
the correct position of the driver 
within the lane. 
The view changes and the car continues
driving. 
 
(Announcer: Male voice)
To stay aware of what's coming next, 
remember to keep scanning your surroundings. 
Centering your car within a lane on an 
interstate is somewhat similar. 
One thing we tend to forget is that it's 
not you that needs to be in the center 
of the lane, it's your vehicle. 
The driver's seat is on the left side, 
not the middle. If you try and center 
yourself in the lane, your vehicle could be way 
over to the right part of the lane.  

(Image)
The view a driver would get from 
looking straight down at 
the roadway is indicated.

(Announcer: Male voice)
Also, one of the most common things that 
may cause you to drift away from the center 
of your lane is if you're looking straight down 
over the hood of the vehicle focusing on 
objects that are too close to you. 
To avoid this, make sure you're looking as far 
up the center of your intended path as you can, 
which generally means you're 
looking at the horizon.  
 

(IMAGE)
The vantage point is from inside the car, 
dashboard visible. The driver view is indicated 
from several perspectives. 
The area that could be seen 12 seconds 
down the road is indicated, and the
areas of peripheral vision are indicated.

(Announcer: Male voice)
Knowing the exact center of your vehicle 
will help you keep your vehicle in the 
middle of the lane. The objects in front 
of your vehicle are also available to 
your peripheral vision, and your 
peripheral vision can alert you to a problem. 
When focusing on your path of travel, 
keep your eyes up and try to see 12 
seconds down the road. Your peripheral
vision will help make you aware of 
what's happening on the roadway 
and the side of the road.