Daily Q's W3D1 Flashcards
Explain the lights when parked required during the hours of darkness in 30 Limits & Greater.
30 Limits - No lights unless 10 meters of a junction or parked on the offside. Over 30 - must display side lights unless in a designated parking space.
Explain the lights when moving during the hours of darkness in 30 Limits and Greater.
30 (in lit area) side lights minimum.
Over 30 - dip headlights.
When is it harder to judge speed and distance?
During the hours of darkness.
The highway code advises you to bit wear certain types of glasses at night, what is that advice?
Those with photocratic (tinted) lenses.
What is the definition of the ‘Hours of Darkness’?
Half an hour after sunset, and half an hour before sunrise.
What advice is given to minimise glare to following traffic when queuing?
Apply handbrake, take your foot off the footbrake.
When overtaking during the hours of darkness should you return to main beam?
When you are alongside the vehicle you are overtaking.
What advice is given if you are dazzled by oncoming lights?
Slow down, if neccassary stop.
What governs the speed at which you travel on an unlit road at night?
Must be able to stop in the distance you see to be clear in your dipped headlights.
When might dipped headlights provide you with better vision?
Limited visibility, bends & hump bridges.
How can opposing headlights assist with your observation of the road layout?
Help give you an idea of the layout bends, dips in the road and physical hazards.
If you feel sleepy when driving on a motorway should the driver stop on the hard shoulder?
No, it is only when there is an emergency.
The highway code gives advice on the most effective way to counter sleepiness. What is that advice?
Have two caffeinated drinks and 15 minutes sleep.
When is natural alertness at a minimum according to the highway code?
00:00 - 06:00.
In darkness, by what factor does the wearing of a reflective and fluorent clothing increase the distance that drivers can see pedestrians?
Three Times.
