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Define ‘Driving without due care and attention’ (Careless driving) |
If a person drives a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention - If the way a person drives falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver. |
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Give examples of driving without due care and attention... |
• Driving too close • Driving through red traffic lights |
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Define ‘Driving without reasonable consideration’ |
A person is to be regarded as driving without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road if those persons are inconvenienced by ones driving. |
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Give examples of driving without reasonable consideration... |
•Flashing your lights to force someone out of the way • Driving so slow to cause congestion |
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Define ‘Dangerous Driving’ |
A person who drives a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence - the way a person drives falls FAR below what is expected of a competent and careful driver, and it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous. |
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Give examples of Dangerous Driving ... |
•Competitive Driving •Sudden lane changing |
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Define ‘Red Mist’ |
‘Red Mist’ means that your attention is not on your driving but on some specific goal, you have become emotionally and physiologically caught up in the incident. |
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When can ambulance drivers claim an exemption? |
Ambulance drivers may claim an exemption when the observance of that provision would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose of which it is being used on that occasion OR when an ambulance is being used for ambulance purposes. |
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What are the legal exemptions whilst routine driving? |
• Stopping on a clear way • Parking within the zigzag area of a pedestrian crossing • Parking within areas controlled by double white, red or yellow lines • Parking on the offside in hours of darkness • Parking / Driving on a cycle track • Parking on a central reservation • Parking at a designated bus stop • Leaving the engine running whilst the vehicle is unattended • Double Parking or parking across a dropped kerb |
6 P’s, 1 S, 1 L and 1 D |
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What are the exemptions when driving on an emergency response? |
• Travelling on the incorrect side of a ‘Keep left/ right’ sign • Exceeding statutory speed limits • Treating a red traffic light as a ‘give way’, including light controlled crossings and temporary lights • Use of audible warnings at night on a restricted road during 2330-0700 hrs • Entering a pedestrian precinct • Stop within a yellow box junction |
TETUES |
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What is the equation to work out stopping distance? |
Thinking distance + Braking distance |
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What colour cats eyes separate the hard shoulder from the carriageway ? |
Red |
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What colour cats eyes separate the lanes? |
White |
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What colour cats eyes separate the carriageway from the central reservation? |
Amber |
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