Exam Questions Flashcards
(50 cards)
Skidding is usually the result of driving:
Too fast for the circumstances
What steps should you take to prevent Red Mist?
Concentrate on the driving task in hand
Road craft gives advice about reversing in a confined space. Which of the following are NOT included?
NOT INCLUDED: Carry out the manoeuvre as quickly as possible so you do not inconvenience other road users
You need good lane discipline for safe motorway driving. You should always overtake on the right except:
When traffic is moving in queues and the queue on your right is moving slower than you are
If you have decided that a signal could benefit other road users, give it. The range of signals available to you include:
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Indicators, Arm Signals, Horn Signals, Headlights, Hazard warning lights
Roadcraft gives advice relating to the use of emergency response equipment when in the presence of horses or other animals. What advice does it give?
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)
Promptly de-activate all the emergency equipment
Wait for an opportunity to pass safely
Adopt a slow speed and position as far away from the animal as possible
Do not speed up or reactivate the emergency response equipment until you have achieved a safe distance from the animal
Roadcraft states that “when using sirens it is often not noise but a …………… that gets a reaction” from other road users
Change in noise
Prior to overtaking, during the information phase you should identify
A safe stretch of road along which you can have adequate vision
A gap into which you can safely return
Careful observation allows you to spot hazards and give yourself
Extra time to think, anticipate and react
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) provides the driver with:
An active safety system
When would you use acceleration sense?
In every driving situation
Which of the following is NOT correct?
In emergency response, emergency warning equipment is primarily used to…..
NOT CORRECT:
Alert other road users that you now have right of way
Roadcraft states that if you decide not to use your sirens (silent approach) then you should:
Take extra care because other road users may be less aware of your vehicles presence
When positioning your vehicle for cornering, you need to consider:
Safety , View , Stability
As you lose tyre grip in a left hand bend, your vehicle….
drifts to the RIGHT of your intended position
Roadcraft gives advice on approaching and passing vehicles travelling in the same direction whilst on emergency response. What advice does it give?
Seek evidence that the drivers ahead are aware of your presence before you attempt to pass them
Travel at a speed and in a following position that allows you to respond to heavy or sudden braking by the vehicles ahead
During deceleration:
The REAR tyres LOSE grip and
The FRONT tyres GAIN grip
When your vehicle is aquaplaning, the safest solution is:
remove pressure from the accelerator
When overtaking a vehicle at night, road craft advises that you should:
Return to full beam once you are alongside the other vehicle
Roadcraft tells us how to keep as far from the rows of parked cars as circumstances allow. Which of the following is a good general rule?
Leave enough space for an opening door at the side of any parked vehicles
In relation to the ‘basic rule of overtaking’ which, if any, of the following statements are true
BOTH CORRECT
Identify a gap into which you can return and the point along the road at which you will be able to enter it
Judge whether you will be able to reach that point before any oncoming vehicle, seen or unseen, could come into contact with you
Which of the following is the best advice in relation to position for driving around a right hand bend?
Keeping to the left gives you an earlier view into the bend
Roadcraft mentions risk assessment in emergency response. Which of these questions, if any, does it state you need to ask yourself?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Is my vehicle suitable
Am I justified in making use of traffic Law exemptions
Do I need to use lights and sirens
What speed is safe and proportionate for the circumstances
Roadcraft states you should remember the safe stopping distance rule? Which sentence is the rule?
Always drive so you can stop safely within the distance you can see to be clear on your own side of the road
