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You are driving down a residential street and notice a child riding a scooter along the pavement. Further ahead, a large delivery van is parked across the pavement, completely obstructing their route. What should you do as you approach?

  1. A
    Sound the horn firmly to alert the child and demand that they wait behind the obstruction.
  2. Slow down and be prepared to stop, anticipating that the child may swerve into the carriageway.Cevap
  3. C
    Maintain normal road speed while tracking the centre line, assuming the child will notice your vehicle.
  4. D
    Accelerate briskly to pass the stationary delivery van before the child reaches it.

Cevap

Slow down and be prepared to stop, anticipating that the child may swerve into the carriageway.
Children are vulnerable road users who often behave unpredictably. When an obstruction blocks the pavement, a child on a scooter or bicycle is likely to divert straight onto the road without looking. The safest response is to slow down, leave plenty of room, and be prepared to stop.

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1
Identify the vulnerable road user and the physical obstruction along their path.
Recognise that the delivery van blocks the pavement, creating a developing hazard where the child may suddenly divert into the carriageway.
Children often lack mature hazard awareness and may enter the carriageway without stopping to check for oncoming traffic.
2
Adjust your driving speed and increase anticipation.
Reduce vehicle speed significantly and keep your foot covering the brake pedal.
Lowering speed dramatically shortens stopping distance and provides adequate time to stop smoothly if the child swerves into the road.

Anahtar Kavram

Anticipating unpredictable behaviour from children near road and pavement obstructions
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