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 ALERTNESS |
| Observation |
Looking around to make sure you know what other road
users there are in your vicinity. |
| Anticipation |
Thinking well in advance about what other road users may
do next. |
| Concentration |
Staying alert when driving and knowing what factors may
affect your state of alertness. |
| Awareness |
Understanding the actions of other road users. |
| Distraction |
Making sure your attention is focused on your driving and
not allowing yourself to be distracted. |
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 ATTITUDE |
| Consideration |
Treating other road users correctly - as you would expect
them to treat you. |
| Positioning |
Knowing where your vehicle should be positioned on the
road - especially safe distances from the vehicle in front. |
| Courtesy |
Treating other road users with courtesy and respect and
regarding them as your equals. |
| Priority |
Knowing the rules about priority (who should go first)
and being aware that the rules do get broken. |
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 SAFETY AND YOUR
VEHICLE |
| Fault detection |
Being able to identify problems and potential problems on
your vehicle and their implications. |
| Vehicle defects |
Knowing how and why unroadworthy vehicles can
endanger life. |
| Safety equipment |
Understanding what safety equipment vehicles may have and
how to use it. |
| Emissions |
Being aware of regulations regarding vehicle emissions
(exhaust gases) and other pollution issues. |
| Noise |
Preventing excessive vehicle noise - including rules
about car horns. |
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| SAFETY MARGINS |
| Stopping distances |
Allowing enough room to stop safely whatever
the conditions. |
| Road surfaces |
Knowing about different road surfaces and how they can
affect your car and other types of vehicle. |
| Skidding |
Being able to prevent skidding and knowing what to do if
it happens. |
| Weather conditions |
Understanding how different weather conditions can affect
your vehicle's handling and the significance of weather conditions for other
types of road user. |
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| HAZARD AWARENESS |
| Anticipation |
Planning ahead to avoid hasty decisions at the
last second. |
| Hazard awareness |
Recognising potential hazards and planning your actions
should they occur. |
| Attention |
Staying alert and constantly looking for
problems ahead. |
| Speed and distance |
Knowing the safe and appropriate speed for all situations
and being aware of just how much distance you cover in one second. |
| Reaction time |
Being aware that you need time to react. |
| Alcohol and drugs |
Knowing the ways in which your judgement and reaction
times are affected by alcohol, drugs and medicines. |
| Tiredness |
Being aware that tiredness causes accidents and how to
deal with it. |
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| VULNERABLE ROAD USERS |
| Pedestrians |
Being aware of pedestrians crossing the road and that
older people may have particular difficulties. |
| Children |
Expecting children to behave unpredictably and without
warning and realising that young children are unaware of dangers. |
| People with disabilities |
Recognising that disabled people may not be able to react
to danger as quickly or easily as able-bodied people. |
| Motorcyclists |
Being aware of motorcyclists and the particular hazards
faced by them. |
| Cyclists |
Giving cyclists ample room and being aware that they may
swerve or wobble at any time. |
| Horse riders |
Treating horses on the road with consideration and great
care to avoid startling them. |
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| OTHER TYPES OF
VEHICLE |
| Motorcycles |
Knowing the problems faced by motorcyclists, looking out
for them, and allowing them plenty of room. |
| Lorries |
Being aware of the length of larger vehicles and
anticipating the "paths" they have to follow. |
| Buses |
Showing consideration to buses and anticipating the
presence of alighting passengers - school buses being a
particular hazard. |
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| VEHICLE HANDLING |
| Weather conditions |
Recognising that vehicles behave differently in different
weather conditions and adjusting your driving to suit the conditions. |
| Road conditions |
Being aware of different road surfaces and how they may
affect your vehicle. |
| Time of day |
Knowing about different hazards when driving
at night. |
| Speed |
Understanding that driving at higher speeds makes your
vehicle more difficult to control. |
| Traffic calming |
Recognising measures used to reduce the speed of traffic
where there are pedestrians. |
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| MOTORWAY RULES |
| Speed limits |
Being aware of the speed restrictions
on motorways. |
| Lane discipline |
Keeping to the left unless overtaking. |
| Stopping |
Knowing when and where you can and can't stop on
a motorway. |
| Lighting |
Using lights when appropriate to see and
be seen. |
| Parking |
Knowing that you can only stop on a motorway in an
emergency and how to use the telephones and hard shoulder. |
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| RULES OF THE ROAD |
| Speed limits |
Being aware of the speed limits on different types of
road and for different types of vehicle. |
| Parking |
Understanding parking restrictions and regulations and
parking in a sensible place. |
| Lighting |
Using lights to see and be seen and avoiding your vehicle
becoming a hazard. |
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| ROAD AND TRAFFIC
SIGNS |
| Road signs |
Recognising the signs and understanding what they
tell you. |
| Speed limits |
Recognising and planning for speed limit signs. |
| Road markings |
Recognising all of the various road markings and
understanding what they mean. |
| Regulations |
Being aware of the regulations associated with road signs
and markings. |
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| DOCUMENTS |
| Licences |
Knowing what type of licence you and your vehicle are
required by law to have. |
| Insurance |
Understanding the various types of insurance cover and
what you need to drive a vehicle. |
| MOT certificate |
Being aware of legal requirements for vehicle testing and
what the test covers. |
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| ACCIDENTS |
| First Aid |
Dealing with emergencies on the road using basic First
Aid principles. |
| Warning devices |
Knowing how to warn other road users of an accident and
other ways of minimising risks. |
| Reporting procedures |
Being aware of how and when you should summon the
emergency services and knowing when you MUST report accidents. |
| Safety regulations |
Understanding the warning signs and dangers for vehicles
carrying hazardous loads. |
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| VEHICLE LOADING |
| Stability |
Knowing about correct loading of vehicles, trailers and
caravans and how towing can affect the stability of your vehicle. |
| Towing |
Being aware of the effects of towing a trailer and the
regulations which apply. |
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