Attitude Flashcards
At a pelican crossing the flashing amber light means you must
give way to pedestrians already on the crossing
you should never wave people across at pedestrian crossings because
there may be another vehicle coming
‘tailgating’ means
following another vehicle to closely
following a large vehicle to closely is unwise because
your view ahead is reduced
you are following a vehicle on a wet road. You should leave a time gap of at least
four seconds
a long heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you. What should you do?
slow down
which of the following vehicles will use blue flashing beacons (3)
- motorway maintenance
- bomb disposal
- blood transfusion
- police patrol
- breakdown recovery
- bomb disposal
- blood transfusion
- police patrol
when being followed by an ambulance showing a flashing blue beacon you should
pull over as soon as safely possible to let it pass
what type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon
doctors car
diamond shaped signs give instructions to
tram drivers
on a road where trams operate which of these vehicles will most likely be at risk from tram rails
cyclists
what should you use your horn for
to alert others of your presence
you are in a one-way street and want to turn right. You should position yourself
in the right hand lane
you wish to turn right ahead. Why should you take up the correct position in good time?
to help other road users know what you intend to do
at which type of crossing are cyclists allowed to ride across with pedestrians
toucan
you are travelling at the legal speed limit and a vehicle comes up quickly behind, flashing its headlights. You should
allow the vehicle to overtake
you should only slash your headlights to other road users to
let them know you are there
you are approaching unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with this type of junction
slow down and look both ways
these conditions are good and dry. You could use ‘the two second rule’
to keep a safe gap from the vehicle infront
at a puffin crossing which colour follows the green signal
steady amber
you are in a line of traffic. The driver behind you is following you very closely. What action should you take?
slow down gradually increasing the gap between you and the vehicle infront
a bus has stopped at a bus stop ahead of you. Its right hand indicator is flashing you should
slow down and give way if it is safe to do so
you are driving on a clear night. There is a steady stream of oncoming traffic. The national speed limit applies. Which lights should you use?
dipped headlights
You are driving behind a large good vehicle. It signals left but steers to the right. You should
slow down and let the vehicle turn
you are driving along this road. The red van cuts in close in front of you. What should you do?
drop back to leave the correct separation distance.
You are waiting in a traffic queue at night. To avoid dazzling following drivers you should
apply handbrake
you are riving in traffic at the speed limit for the road. The driver behind is trying to overtake. You should
keep a steady course and allow the driver behind to overtake
A bus lane on your left shows no times of operation the means it is
in operation 24 hours a day
a person herding sheep asks you to stop you should
stop and switch of your engine
when overtaking a horse and rider you should
go past slowly and carefully
you are approaching a zebra crossing. Pedestrians are waiting to cross you should
slow down and prepare to stop
a vehicle pulls out in front of you at a junction. What should you do?
slow down and be ready to stop
you are approaching a red light at a puffin crossing. Pedestrians are on the crossing. The red light will stay on until
the pedestrians have reached a safe position
which instrument panel warning light would show that the headlights are on full beam
blue and five lines with circle
you should leave at least a two second gap between your vehicle and the one in front when the conditions are
good
you are driving at night on an unlit road behind another vehicle. You should
use dipped beam headlights
you are driving a slow moving vehicle on a narrow winding road you should
pull in safely when you can to let following vehicles overtake
you have a loose filler cap on your diesel fuel tank. This will (2)
waste fuel and money
make roads slippery for other road users
to avoid spillage after refuelling you should make sure that
your filler cap is securely fastened
what style of driving causes increased risk to everyone
competitive
Case study:
Sam is driving in heavy traffic. It has rained but now bright sun is causing glare on the wet road. A car overtakes then pulls back sharply into the traffic just in front of Sam. Further on there’s a roundabout with two lanes on approach. Sam needs to take the first exit, turning left. A large vehicle in front signals left but straddles both lanes. The traffic is still heavy and there’s a zebra crossing up ahead and there are people waiting to cross.
If affected by the road condition how should Sam react?
What should Sam do about the overtaking vehicle?
How should Sam be positioned on approach to the roundabout?
Why might the large vehicle be taking this position?
What should Sam do at the zebra crossing?
slow down if necessary to stop
remain calm, slow down and increase the gap
in the left hand lane whilst signalling left
the vehicle needs more room to turn
stop and wait for them to cross
