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You are driving along an exposed coastal road during severe gale-force crosswinds. Ahead, two horse riders are travelling in your direction on an unsheltered stretch. Which combination of actions should you take to pass them safely?

  1. A
    Accelerate past promptly to minimise exposure time, keeping the engine in a lower gear and sounding your horn to warn the horses.
  2. B
    Depress the clutch pedal to coast silently past at normal cruising speed, eliminating engine noise while traversing the exposed section.
  3. Reduce your speed to 10 mph or less, keep engine revs low and steady, hold the steering wheel firmly with both hands, and allow plenty of room.Cevap
  4. D
    Apply firm, sudden braking directly alongside the riders and use abrupt steering twitches to fight off crosswind gusts.

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Reduce your speed to 10 mph or less, keep engine revs low and steady, hold the steering wheel firmly with both hands, and allow plenty of room.
High crosswinds pose a severe hazard on open, exposed roads because sudden gusts can buffet both vehicles and vulnerable road users. Horses are easily startled by sudden loud noises or close proximity to moving vehicles, and gusts may cause them to swerve unpredictably. The driver should slow right down (to 10 mph or less), maintain a low and steady engine RPM to minimise noise, hold the steering wheel firmly with both hands to maintain positive directional control against buffeting, and pass giving wide lateral clearance.

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1
Assess the compound hazards of severe crosswinds on an exposed road when approaching vulnerable road users.
Identify that both your vehicle and the horse riders are subject to sudden lateral buffeting, and horses may react unpredictably to gusts and noise.
High winds reduce stability, and animals can be easily startled or blown off course on exposed stretches.
2
Determine the correct vehicle handling and passing protocol according to the Highway Code.
Establish that passing requires a slow speed (10 mph or less), low engine noise, wide lateral clearance (at least 2 metres / car's width), and a firm two-handed grip on the steering wheel.
Firm steering maintains directional stability against sudden gusts, while slow, quiet passing prevents frightening the horses.
3
Evaluate and eliminate incorrect handling responses such as coasting, sounding the horn, accelerating, or harsh braking.
Select the option that maintains active steering control and minimises disturbance to the horses.
Coasting removes drive stability, horns spook animals, and erratic inputs increase skidding risk.

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Safe vehicle handling and vulnerable user precautions in severe crosswinds
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