Lights & Horns, Level Crossings & Driving Distractions Flashcards
What must a vehicle have when driving at night or during dangerous weather conditions?
Headlights
Tail lights
Number plate lights
Clearance lights and side marker lights if these are fitted to your vehicle
When must a driver use their headlights?
Driving between sunset and sunrise
At any other time when there is not enough daylight to be able to see a person wearing dark clothing at a distance of 100 metres
When does a driver need to dip their headlights into low beam?
When a vehicle coming toward you is within 200 metres
When driving 200 metres or less behind another vehicle
When are drivers allowed to flash high beam?
When you overtake another vehicle, you may briefly flash high beam immediately before starting the overtaking manoeuvre
When can fog lights be used?
Fog lights can only be used in fog or rain, or when conditions such as smoke and dust limit your vision - once conditions improve, you must turn them off
When can hazard warning lights be used?
When a vehicle is stopped and obstructing other vehicles
When a vehicle is slow-moving and obstructing the road
When a vehicle is driving in dangerous weather conditions
Under what circumstances can the horn be used?
When you need to warn other road users that your vehicle is approaching
When you need to move an animal off of the road
What is the correct procedure when approaching railway crossings with gates, booms or flashing lights?
Start to cross only when the lights have stopped flashing and the gate/boom is fully open
Check for trains even when lights have stopped
When must you stop at a railway crossing?
There is a stop sign
There is a gate or boom across the road
Red lights are flashing
A railway employee signals you to do so
Is it illegal to send & receive text messages on a mobile phone whilst driving?
Yes
How can a driver minimise distractions to reduce crash risk?
Fitting your car with a hands-free mobile phone car kit
Don’t use a mobile phone (Learner/Provisional drivers are banned from using phones in any way whilst driving)
Only enter text into a device when you have stopped
Tell passengers to avoid distracting you
What are the passenger restrictions for P1 drivers?
P1 drivers under the age of 25 must not drive between the hours of 11pm and 5am with more than one passenger under the age of 21
What are the licence restrictions for towing?
Learner drivers are not allowed to tow any vehicle or trailer.
If you have a P1 car licence, you can tow small trailers up to 250kg unloaded weight.
What are some important towing rules?
You must not tow more than one trailer or one other vehicle
No one is allowed to ride in a trailer or caravan while it is being towed
