Road and lane positioning can be quite tricky as it requires constant adjustments. But with this clever hack you'll always be in the centre of the lane - helping you avoid accidents Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters We're not talking about middle-lane hogging on the motorway - but staying in the middle of your own lane while driving is crucial to avoid accidents. Road markings are there for a reason.
You're supposed to try to keep central so there's equal distance between both sides. This is so you don't risk drifting too far towards either side. This can help you avoid hitting the kerb, or hitting a car in the oncoming lane.
Staying centrally in the lane requires constant adjustments, but there's also a clever little hack you can use to make things more simple. Driving instructor Annie Winterburn shared the hack to help people who are "struggling with road position". Firstly, the driving pro, who runs Spot On Driving, said it's important to "remember your hands follow your eyes".
She continued: "That means you will automatically steer towards what you are looking at. So look at the gap you want to hit, don't focus your eyes on what you don’t want to hit!" According to the driving pro, you want to try to be "about a metre from the kerb", which is "the centre of your lane" on a lot of UK ro.