saftey margins

Question 1

when travelling down a hill, how do you control your speed?

Answer 1

-select breaking gear

–break gently

–(no coasting)

Question 2

what is the stopping distance?

Answer 2

-the distance your car travels from the moment you realise you must brake (thinking distance) to the moment the vehicle stops (breaking distance)

Question 3

what conditions is where the normal highway code applied?

Answer 3

-dry road
-good contions

Question 4

what factor helos you manouver a safer stopping distance?

Answer 4

-leaving a two second gap between your vehicle and the one infront

Question 5

what conditions changes the saftey gap between the cars on the road?

Answer 5

-raining/ wet road= double distance
-ICY= 10 times distance
-motorway= increase distance between vehicle

(avoid collision risk)

Question 6

what should you do before starting a journey in freezing weather?

Answer 6

clear ice and snow from windows, lights, mirrors and number plates

Question 7

what should you do when driving in freezing weather?

Answer 7

-use highest gear possible
-brake gently and in plenty of time
-be prepared to stop and clean snow from windscreen

Question 8

what should you do when driving in fog?(4)

Answer 8

-allow more time for journey
-slow down as visibilitys reduced
-increase gap between vehicle and vehicle infront of you

-if visibility falls below 100m, use dipped headlights/fog lights

Question 9

what is aquaplanning?

Answer 9

tyres lift of road surface and skate on a film of water

Question 10

what should you do when aquaplanning by the tyres happens?

Answer 10

-ease off accelarator
-not brake until steering feels normal again

Question 11

what should you do when driving through deep water?

Answer 11

test your brakes: by pressing lightly on the brake pedal

Question 12

what does bad grip caused by hot weather cause?

Answer 12

affected braking

affected steering

Question 13

qhat should you do when bright light is dazziling other drivers

Answer 13

-as indicators might be hard to see, give an arm signal instead

Question 14

what should you be prepeared for when driving through high winds?

Answer 14

high sided vehicles, motorcyclists and cylclist blowing of from wind gust

-so prepare to give them extra room, and check your left when passing them

Question 15

who is skidding caused by?

Answer 15

the driver

Question 16

what factors increase the risk of skidding?

Answer 16

-wet/ icy conditions (black ice less obvious)
-cold weather

Question 17

how can you reduce the risk of skidding?

Answer 17

-driving at low speed
- in highest gear possible

Question 18

what should you do when you see road
sighns ahead?

Answer 18

scan road ahead for clues then

-slow down gradually before reaching a hazard(bend)
-avoid sudden steering movemants

Question 19

what should you do when you start to skid?

Answer 19

-release footbrake and reapply gently
-steer smoothly in direction of skid

Question 20

what should you do to reduce risk of skidding with an anti-lock braking systems?

Answer 20

-apply footbrake rapidly and firmly
-not release break pedal until stopped
(however it may not be as effective on surface water and loose road surface)

Question 21

what is conpromised in the electronic stability control ? (ESC)

Answer 21

function of anti-lock breaking system and traction control system
-aims to prevent vehicle skidding sideways
by detecting risk of skid at early stage and provides selective break intervention to restore vehicle stability

Question 22

is electronic stability control fitted in all vehicles in uk?

Answer 22

yea

Question 23

what is a contraflow system?

Answer 23

-where you travel close to oncoming traffic

so:-
reduce speed
choose appropriate lane in good time
keep correct seperation distance