Alertness

You are driving towards a busy roundabout in a modern vehicle where the windscreen pillars (A-pillars) obstruct parts of your forward vision. What action should you take to ensure approaching road users are not hidden in these blind spots?

You are preparing to move off from a parking bay situated between two large, high-sided commercial vehicles on a busy, narrow high street. Your view of the road behind is severely obscured by the vehicle parked directly behind you. Which specific pre-manoeuvre observation strategy is critical before you initiate the manoeuvre?

Although using a hands-free device while driving is not banned under specific handheld mobile phone regulations, a driver can still be prosecuted for driving without due care and attention if the device distracts them from safely controlling the vehicle.

Under UK road traffic law, a driver is permitted to hold and interact with a handheld mobile phone while stopped at red traffic lights, provided the vehicle's engine has temporarily cut out due to an automatic start-stop system.

When passing an active emergency scene on the opposite carriageway of a high-speed road, defensive driving principles require you to regularly alternate your gaze between the incident and your own path of travel in order to anticipate any hazards that might cross the central reservation.

Drivers frequently encounter competing external stimuli outside the vehicle that can compromise situational awareness and vehicle control. Match each external distraction scenario to the most appropriate defensive driving response.

You intend to reverse into a side road on your left to turn your vehicle around. Which TWO observation checks are essential before and during this manoeuvre?

You are driving in the middle lane of a three-lane dual carriageway and intend to move into the right-hand lane to overtake a slower vehicle. In what sequence should you carry out the following actions?

You are driving along a road and plan to pull over to stop on the left-hand side. What observation should you make before you signal and apply the brakes?

You are driving in slow-moving urban traffic and intend to turn left into a side road that crosses a designated cycle lane. You have checked your interior mirror and left exterior mirror. What observation should you make before executing the turn?

On a multi-lane dual carriageway, properly adjusted convex exterior mirrors eliminate vehicle blind spots, making a physical over-the-shoulder check unnecessary prior to changing lanes.

You are parked at the left-hand kerb and have checked your interior and exterior mirrors. What final observation must you make before moving off into traffic?

While driving on a dual carriageway, you realise that you need to reprogram your satellite navigation system (sat-nav). What is the safest and correct action to take?

Playing loud music inside your vehicle can create a hazardous distraction by preventing you from hearing emergency vehicle sirens and other external road warnings.

When searching for a specific building or house number on an unfamiliar urban street, it is safe practice to drive at a reduced speed while scanning roadside properties, provided your hazard warning lights are switched on.

You are preparing to carry out a U-turn on a two-way residential road. Which TWO observation checks must you make before you begin turning?

You are driving along a two-lane dual carriageway and intend to move into the right-hand lane to overtake a slower vehicle. What observation should you make before you signal or change direction?

To anticipate road hazards effectively, a driver should scan the far distance, middle ground, and mirrors regularly, rather than concentrating exclusively on the vehicle immediately ahead.

You are driving along a residential street lined with parked cars. Why should you scan the spaces and gaps beneath the parked vehicles?

You are driving on a two-way urban road and approach a stationary delivery lorry obstructing your lane. In what sequence should you carry out the observation and communication routine before moving out to pass the vehicle?