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While driving along a country lane, you meet cattle being moved along the road. The person in charge of the herd signals for you to stop. What action should you take?

  1. A
    Sound your horn to alert the handler and proceed slowly through any gaps.
  2. B
    Flash your headlights repeatedly to urge the handler to clear the road quickly.
  3. Stop and switch off your engine until the animals have passed.Cevap
  4. D
    Drive onto the right-hand verge and keep the engine revving to deter animals from approaching.

Cevap

Stop and switch off your engine until the animals have passed.
The correct response is to stop and switch off your engine. Under Highway Code Rule 214, when encountering animals being led, driven, or ridden on the road, you must drive slowly, give them plenty of room, and be prepared to stop. If requested to do so by a rider or someone in charge of animals, you must stop and switch off your engine to prevent noise and vibrations from alarming the animals.

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1
Identify the developing hazard and observe the stop signal given by the handler in charge of the cattle.
Recognise the legal and safety requirement to halt your vehicle.
Animals on the road are unpredictable and can be easily startled by vehicle movement and noise.
2
Bring the vehicle safely to a halt and turn off the engine.
Eliminates engine noise, vibration, and forward motion while the herd moves past.
Highway Code Rule 214 explicitly requires drivers to stop and switch off the engine if requested by a rider or someone in charge of animals.

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Highway Code Rule 214 procedures when encountering livestock and obeying animal handlers
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