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Monday Exam Flashcards

1
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What is a retarder?

A

A electromagnetic source which slows the car down

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2
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What is a road?

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Anywhere the public has direct access

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3
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What is required to drive?

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Tax, license, insurance and MOT

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4
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What is careless driving?

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Driving below the reasonable standard

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5
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What is dangerous driving?

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Driving well below the reasonable standard

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6
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What is a do vs a must?

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Must is law and do is recommended

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7
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What is the legal speed limit on a dual carriageway for a c1?

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60

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8
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What is the legal speed limit on a motorway?

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70

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9
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What are the three types of danger identified in road craft?

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Environmental
Other road users
Physical features

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10
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Three causes of crashes?

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Actions based on poor judgement (1/6)
Driver error (3/4)
Careless (1/6)

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12
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What is Noble risk taking?

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The belief that taking risks would be beneficial

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13
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Who is the biggest risk of crashes?

A

16-24 year old adults
Those that drive for a living

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14
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What are the goals for driver education?

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Vehicle control and maneuvering

Traffic situations

Purpose and context of driving

Personal goals

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16
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What are the human factors causing crash?

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Distraction due to multi tasking
Red mist
Driving stress
Operational stressors
Noble cause risk taking
Time stressors

17
Q

What are the negative feelings felt under pressure?

A

Impatience
Intolerance
Impulsiveness
Anger
Personalisation

18
Q

What makes tiredness worse?

A

11am-6pm
After meals
Shift patterns
Morning
Evening

19
Q

What can effect processing?

A

Cyclical mood changes

20
Q

What dangers are found on a dual carriageway?

A

Pedestrian crossing
Traffic lights
Junctions

21
Q

What factors decide whether you are safe to drive?

A

Illness
Attitude
Medications
Sleep
Alcohol
Food/drink
Emotion

22
Q

What are the 5 coping strategies?

A

Task focused
Reappraisal
Avoidance coping
Confrontative
Emotion based coping

23
Q

Best position for patient on stretcher?

A

Semi recumbent with all straps

24
Q

What is the system of car control?

A

System of car control is a way of approaching and negotiating hazards that is methodical, safe and leaves nothing to chance with time to respond.

25
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What is a hazard?

A

A potential or real danger

26
Q

What is the TUG mnemonic?

A

Take
Use
Give

27
Q

What are the 5 Ws for safe driving?

A

What you can see
What hazard has priority
What What you can’t see
What you might expect
What to do if things turn out differently

28
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What is the mnemonic for non emergency ambulance exemptions?

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Parking on cycle lane
Park within controlled area of pedestrian crossing
Park offside at night
Park on central reservation
Park at bus stop
Park within areas of double white, double yellow, red lines
Leave the engine running
Stopping on a clearway
Double parking

29
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What are the emergency ambulances exemptions?

A

Motorway regulations
Use of audible regulations
Stop within the yellow box junction
Treating a red traffic light as give way
Travelling on the incorrect side of keep left or right
Exceeding speed limits
Entering pedestrian precincts

30
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What are the exemptions for emergency driving?

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Use of audible regulations
Stop within yellow box junction
Treating a red traffic light as give way
Traveling on the incorrect side of keep left or right
Exceeding speed limits
Entering pedestrian precinct

31
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What is an active safety system?

A

actively prevents a accident

32
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What is a passive safety system?

A

protects once an accident as occured

33
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What are active security system examples?

A

EBA
ESP
Traction control
ABS

34
Q

What is the mnemonic for powder?

A

Petrol
Oil
Water
Damage
Electric
Rubber

35
Q

What is reverse access?

A

Accessing an road opposite, ensuring it’s closed

36
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