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A Safe Speed Depends On? - CORRECT ANSWER: - Driving capabilities
- Awareness of human factors
- Vehicle capabilities
- Road/ weather conditions
Before you overtake watch out for: - CORRECT ANSWER: - slower vehicles pulling out in front of you
- faster vehicles coming up behind you
Benefits of Tyres and Tarmac stopping position - CORRECT ANSWER: - Gives a good
view of the road
- Room to move around the vehicle in front of it breaks down
- If hit from behind the vehicle in front is less likely to be affected
- Space in front is a safe haven for bikes
- If vehicle behind has left braking too late, you can move forward to give them more
- Facing uphill, if the car in front rolls back you ca warn the driver
stopping room.
Braking checks - CORRECT ANSWER: - Stationary test: Check the pedal moves freely and gives firm pressure that can be maintained for 3/4 seconds
- Moving test: Test the vehicle pulls up in a straight line
- Test foot brakes as soon as possible after moving off. 1 / 3
- Release the pedal before you reach a standstill to check the brakes release fully and
they are not binding
Causes of a skid - CORRECT ANSWER: - harsh acceleration
- sudden/ hard braking
- coarse steering
- Driving too fast for the circumstances
Don't overtake a vehicle on the inside lane of the slip road if... - CORRECT ANSWER: ... you will block its path onto the motorway
Drivers who drive too fast for road conditions are... - CORRECT ANSWER: ... 3-5x more likely to crash
GDE Factors - CORRECT ANSWER: - Human Factors
- Purpose of Journey
- Traffic
- Vehicle Capabilities
How far do you travel every second at 70mph - CORRECT ANSWER: 31 meters (3
coach lengths)
Key Points in PLANNING: - CORRECT ANSWER: - Oberserve
- Anticipate
- Prioritise
- Decide what to do
- Act
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On a left bend on a motorway with heavy vehicles be aware of... - CORRECT
ANSWER: ... vehicles hidden in lane 1/2 moving into lanes 2/3, in front of you
OUR - CORRECT ANSWER: Observe
Understand React
Overtaking Large vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER: Take extra care when overtaking
large good vehicles on roundabouts exits and left hand bends
Plan to lose speed on a motorway on... - CORRECT ANSWER: ... the exit road/
deceleration labe
STOPPING distance at 71mph - CORRECT ANSWER: 100 yards (91 metres)
Stopping distance in wet weather - CORRECT ANSWER: Double the normal stopping
distance
Stopping distance on narrow single track lanes - CORRECT ANSWER: Twice the
overall stopping distance
Superelevation - CORRECT ANSWER: This is when the whole road is banked up
towards the outside edge of the bend. Like you see on a race track
The camber on a left hand bend - CORRECT ANSWER: Camber increases the effect of
steering the road slopes down in the direction of the turn. If you cross over the crown to the other side of the road. The camber will have an opposite effect.
The camber on a right hand bend - CORRECT ANSWER: The camber reduces the
effect. Road slopes away from the direction of turn. If you cross over the crown to the other side of the road. The camber will have an opposite effect.
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