Safety margins Flashcards
How do you control your speed when travelling on a long downhill stretch of road?
Selecting a lower gear and using your breaks carefully
what can excessive breaking cause on hills?
The breaks to overheat and become less effective
What is coasting?
Travelling in a neutral or with the clutch disengaged (pressed down)
What does coasting cause?
Can reduce your control over the car
What is the stopping distance?
The distance your car travels from the moment that you realise you must brake to the moment it stops
What is stopping distance in simple terms?
thinking distance + Braking distance
What should the distance between vehicles be in icy weather?
20 second gap
What should you do if someone overtakes you and pulls into a gap in front?
Drop back to keep a safe distance from them
What does keeping a safe distance do?
Helps lower the risk of having a collision
What can heavy rainfall cause?
Aquaplaning
What is aquaplaning?
Where the tyres lift off the road surface and skate on a film of water?
What does aquaplaning cause?
The steering becomes light
What should you do if the steering becomes light?
Ease of the accelerator and do not break until the steering feels normal again
How do you dry out your breaks?
Pressing lightly on the brake pedal as you drive
What should you do in bright weather if the indicators cannot be seen?
Use an arm signal
When should you use the fog lights?
if visibility falls below 100 metres
What vehicles are affected most by high winds?
High sided vehicles
Motorcyclists
Cyclists
Vehicles towing trailers or caravans
What should you do if you have to break suddenly when you’re driving an ABS vehicle?
Press the footbrake quickly and firmly
do not release the footbrake until the vehicle has stopped
What to do when entering a contraflow system?
Reduce your speed in good time
Choose a suitable lane in good time
Keep a safe distance with the vehicle in front
