Hazard awareness

Question 1

In busy areas, parked cars can cause a hazard. What should you watch out for?

Answer 1

Children dashing out from between the cars
Car doors opening
Cars moving away

Question 2

If you’re driving on a motorway/dual carriagway and you see a hazard ahead, what should you do?

Answer 2

Briefly use your hazard warning lights to warn the traffic behind

Question 3

What should you do if your vehicle has broken down and is causing an obstruction?

Answer 3

Switch on hazard warning lights to warn other road users.

Question 4

What should you do in wet weather?

Answer 4

4 second separation distance

Question 5

What should you do in icy weather?

Answer 5

SLOW DOWN. allow 10x the separation distance you’d have in dry weather (so 20second gap)

Question 6

What should you do in foggy weather?

Answer 6

Slow down, use dipped headlights

Use fog lights if visibility is less than 100 metres

Question 7

Why are 2 way roads with three lanes more dangerous?

Answer 7

Traffic in both directions can use the middle lane to overtake

Question 8

What should you do if you want to turn around on a one way street?

Answer 8

Dont try to turn around in the street. Go to the end of the road and then find a safe place to turn around.