Mirrors Flashcards
What does MSM mean?
Mirror signal manoeuvre
What’s the function on your mirrors
Gives you a view of the road from behind and the sides
Helps you to make sensible and safe decisions
What are flat mirrors
On the side of the car
What are convex mirrors
A smaller mirror on the flat mirrors. Designed to give a wider view
When to use mirrors
Name 5
- when approaching a hazard
- slowing down
- changing lane
- moving off
- signalling
- opening your car door
- overtaking
- stopping
What is the blind spot
When you cannot see the view in your mirrors
Name 3 hazard
Bends in junctions
Junctions
Pedestrian crossings
Roadworks
What does PSL mean
Position
Speed
Look
What does LADA mean
Hint: looking
Looking
Accessing
Deciding
Acting
What are the 4 things on defensive driving
To check all around before moving off
To signal if necessary
Don’t move into the road when there is traffic
Don’t rush
What’s the main cause of skidding
Harsh and uncontrolled braking
What does coasting mean?
That the vehicle is moving but is not being driven by the engine
Why is it bad by coasting
Low control on the driver
When should you not flash your headlight
Instruct other drivers
Intimidating a driver
When might drivers flash their headlight at you
Name 2
Inviting you to move off first
telling you that your headlights are dazzling them
Something faulty with Your vehicle
