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3Summary of scanning routineThis scanning routine is summarised in the picture below.• Scan up to 12seconds ahead• Check yourmirrors everyeight-10 seconds• Check your blindspotsThis routine takes about 10 seconds to complete. It needs to be constantly repeatedas you drive. Of course if you detect a hazard and need to deal with it, this willbe your immediate priority. But once this has passed, you need to return to yourscanning routine.Smart scanningWhen you are scanning, there is a lot to look at and a lot to take in. It would beimpossible to look at and attend to everything that you see in detail. You need tobe smart about the way you scan for hazards. This means sorting or filtering whatis important from everything that is happening. Here are some ways to make yourscanning smarter.100Driver qualification handbook