Section 1: Hazard awareness Flashcards
When approaching a hazard your FIRST reaction should be to
a) Use your footbrake
b) Change direction
c) Release the accelerator
d) Check the mirrors
d) Check the mirrors
A hazard is anything that cause you to alter your speed and/or direction. Good drivers are alert to the dangers behind them as well as the hazards ahead of them.
A rumble device is designed to
- *Mark two answers
a) Give directions**
b) Prevent cattle escaping
c) Alert drivers to low tyre pressure
d) Alert drivers to a hazard
e) Encourage drivers to reduce speed
- *d) Alert drivers to a hazard
e) Encourage drivers to reduce speed**
Raised markings, strips or studs on the roadway cause a judder you can feel in your steering wheel and a rumbling noise you can hear inside your vehicle. Rumble devices are used on motorways go warn you of serious hazards. You ignore these warnings at your peril.
What THREE things should the driver of the grey car be specially aware of?
- *Mark three answers
a) Pedestrians stepping out between cars**
b) The bumpy road surface
c) Empty parking spaces
d) Other cars behind the grey car
e) Cars leaving parking spaces
f) Parked cars’ doors opening
- *a) Pedestrians stepping out between cars
e) Cars leaving parking spaces
f) Pared cars’ doors opening**
What are TWO main hazards a driver should be aware of when driving along this street?
- *Mark two answers
a) Glare from the sun**
b) Car doors opening suddenly
c) Lack of road markings
d) The headlights on parked cars being switched on
e) Large goods vehicles
f) Children running out from between vehicles
- *b) Car doors opening suddenly
f) Children running out from between vehicles**
Always look ahead. Watch out for pedestrians, especially young children, elderly and disabled people. They can appear from nowhere and step into your path without warning. You must also watch for other moving hazards such as car doors suddenly opening and vehicles moving off without any indication. You must also keep an eye on vehicles following behind you and make sure you do not put them in any danger by acting unpredictably.
What should the driver of the red car do?
a) Wave on the pedestrians who are waiting to cross
b) Wait for the pedestrian in the road to cross
c) Quickly drive behind the pedestrian in the road
d) Tell the pedestrian in the road she should not have crossed
b) Wait for the pedestrian in the road to cross
You must always give priority to pedestrians in danger on the road. Remember how vulnerable they are. If you are stopping for pedestrians to cross, signal your intentions properly to other road users. Make eye contact with the pedestrians but do not wave them across. You have no authority to tell others what to do. You can only tell others what you intend to do.
