ALERT AND CONSIDERATE DRIVING
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If there is a sharp
dip in the road ahead, you ought to?
Reduce speed,
keep left, and be alert to any parked
vehicles that may be temporarily hidden from your view. |
If there is a red warning triangle
on the road ahead:
Slow your vehicle and be alert
to any hazard ahead. |
If you are about to
reach trafic lights, that have been green for quite a length
of time, you should:
Get ready
to stop if there is any change
before you reach them. |
If you are reaching a junction with
traffic lights out of order, you should:
Drive very carefully,
and look out for any other
traffic. |
If you see cattle on
the road ahead, while driving along, you should:
Slow down, and overtake very carefully
(only if possible and safe to do
so). |
When you are approaching a hump-back
bridge, you should:
Slow down, keep to the
left, and remain alert to any parked vehicles
that may be temporarily out of sight.
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There are pedestrians
on the footpaths up ahead, and pools of water are on the road.
You should:
Slow down and attempt to avoid
the pools, and not (be an ignoramus)
splash the pedestrians. |
If you are on the point of stopping,
and notice that the vehicle behind you is towing a trailer,
you should:
Indicate well in advance,
pull up slowly
and give extra stopping
distance to the vehicle to your
rear. |
If a bus up ahead is
pulling out from the bus stop you should:
Reduce your speed,
and allow it to pull out. |
If you are on a narrow road, and another
vehicle is approaching you in the opposite direction, you should:
Slow down,
and leave sufficient clearance
space between the two vehicles,
before you proceed. |
If you want to drop
into a shop on the side of the street, while driving along,
what should you do?
You should continue
along, till you find a proper parking space. |
If you are travelling behind a vehicle
which you don't want to overtake, you should:
Remain well back,
so that traffic from behind may safely overtake you. |
If you are driving
in a line of traffic and don't wish to overtake, you should:
Remain well back,
and leave enough space
in front of you, so that a vehicle from behind could safely
overtake you. |
What happens if you don't remain well
back from a vehicle that you don't want to overtake?
Other road-users might try to overtake
both vehicles, which would
reduce the clearance for oncoming traffic. |
When you don't remain
well back from a vehicle you don't want to overtake:
It is
more difficult for traffic behind, to overtake
you. |
Driving too close to the vehicle in
front, also known as "tail-gating", is very dangerous
because:
You don't
have sufficient space to stop quickly,
and could collide into the vehicle in front. |
If you want to use
your mobile phone when driving, you should:
Pull in somewhere safe, and stop
the car. |
If you drive into an area with over-hanging
trees during daylight, what problems might occur?
Visibility could be severely reduced. |
What should you do
when you are being overtaken by another vehicle?
You should maintain
your current course, and slow down if necessary. |
If you are parked in a row of cars,
with other traffic overtaking, you should be sure that:
Before even thinking of opening
a door, check that it is safe to
do so, and that no vehicles or bicycles are nearby. |
How and when should
signals be given to other road-users?
They should be
given well in advance, and in a
clear manner. |
If you give a late signal, what could
happen?
Other road-users mightn't have
enough time to react, and there
could be an accident. |
