All good to know Flashcards
Max length a lorry or a motor vehicle in motorway
not more than 7meter
Should you revese in hard shoulder in motorway?
NO
Where should you ideally drive?
Motorways - Left middle right?
Drive as right as possible
use left lanes mostly for overtakes
Driving at the middle lane is a bad habit.
Rush hour lanes?
The maximum speed in home zone
15 km
What should you do when you are exiting or entring an entry point?
You should give way to all road users including pedestrians
What is 30 KM zone?
Usually where we have schools or high local traffic.
You should give way to all the users when exiting or entering
Some info 1
Q : Should you ever overtake on or just before pedestrian?
A : No
Question : Should you stop even if the pedestrian is standing still at the edge of crossing the road?
Answer : Yes
Bus and tram stops :-
When to give right of the way to a Bus or a tram?
You have to give right of the way when you are in a build up area and otherwise not.
Noticing and judging a level crossing.
At 240 meters - 160 meters - 80 meters
Bridges and viaducts winds - You see a significant wind - drive slowly and keep engine pulling as much as possible.
Iciness is more on bridges and viadusts
Things to watch when when tunnel is approaching-
L13 - how long is the tunnel.
c22- Certain hazardous substances are not allowed
• reduce your speed before entrying and keep a distance from the walls.
• switch on low beam lights before entrying the tunnel . Do no do it inside the tunnel because drivers will assume that you are braking.
• overtaking is allowed but do it with caution.
• take off you sun glasses before entrying to tunnel.
Notes 1
If breakdown occurs then make sure you try to exit the tunnel with let us say with flat tyres. if that is not the option then try to park as right as possible and try to go towards the direction of traffic find emergency services.
please make sure that you turn on the hazard lights.
if it is uncontrolled junction then normal traffice rules applies and if it controlled junction with priority signs the they should be followed.
Merging is still allowed because it is not considered as cut through.
Only applies for Miltary and not for funeral :- If first vehicle is passed then the other vehicles can also pass even if it got red/amber.
Keeping your distances between the vehicles :-
If weather is oka y than - 2 secs
if weather is not okay then - 3 secs
Calculate reaction distance - Speed/4 * 10% , 120/4 * 10% = 33 meters.
Beaking distance :- ((speed:10)) x (speed:10)/2
Motorised cycle :- 25km/hr
Moped :- yellow plate - if riding on cycle/Moped path then in build up area - 30km/h
Moped :- yellow plate - if riding on cycle/Moped path then outside the build up area - 40km/h
Moped :- yellow plate - if riding on road - 45km/h
Microcars:-yellow plate - if riding on road - 45km/h
Vecicle adapted for disable people - rules applies same as Moped.
Vulnerable road users :-
If the blind pedestrian lift up the stick means he is crossing.
Vulnerable road users :-
If the blind pedestrian lift up the stick means he is crossing.