What must you not do when driving?
Drive dangerously
Drive without due care and attention
Drive without reasonable consideration for other road users
Drive on or over pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful acess to property or in emergency
What is required of the driver at all times?
Driving requires focus and attention at all times
You may accidentally drive too fast or dangerously even when not meaning too
What do you need to do to adapt your driving speed?
Do not treat speed limits as a target, often not appropriate or safe to dirve at maximum speed
Take road and traffic conditions into account
Be prepared for unexpected or difficult situations, for example, the road being blocked behind a blind bend so adjust speed
What do you need to do to adapt your driving with junctions and side roads?
Where there are junctions there might be road users emerging
Side roads and country lanes toook out for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority
What do you need to do to adapt your driving with pedestrians?
Be prepared to stop at traffic lights/control systems, road works or pedestrian crossings
Anticipate what pedestrians and cyclists might do (if they are looking the other way particuarly children they might step out without seeing you)
What do you need to do with your emotions when driving?
Be considerate
Try to understand if other road users cause problems they may be inexperienced or not know the area well
Remember that anyone can make a mistake
What should you do if someone agitates you?
Try not be agitates if someone is badly behaved this will make things worse. If so pull over, calm down and when relaxed continue journey
Slow down and hold back if a road user pulls out into your path at a junction, allow them to get clear. Don’t over react and drive too close to intimidate
What distractions do you need to avoid when driving?
Loud music (masks other sounds)
Trying to read maps
Starting or adjusting any music or radio
Arguing with passengers or other road users
Eating and drinking
Smoking
What is smoking on public transport law?
Must not smoke in public transport vehicles or in work vehicles in certain prescribed circumstances
What is the rule for smoking iin a car in England and Wales?
Driver must not smoke or allow anyone to smoke in vehicles if someone is under 18 including motor caravans
What is the rule for smoking iin a car in Scotland?
It is an offence for anyone aged 18 or over to smoke in a private motor vehicle (unless parked and used as living accomodation) when someone 18 is in vehicle and vehicle is in public place
What is an overview of using mobile phones /hand held devices when driving?
Must not use a hand held mobile phone or similar device for any purpose when driving or when supervising a learner driver
Includes all hand-held interactive commincation devices even when commincation capability is turned off
Must not use pick up phone and use it even when stationary in traffic
What is an overview of using mobile phones for phoning when driving?
Must not pick up tge phone or similar device, while driving to dial a number and then put in the cradle or the duration of the conversation
Exception is to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it is dangerous to stop
What is a non phoning allowed use of phone when driving?
If using hand held device to make contactless payment at contactless payment terminal
Though vehicle must be stationary, and goods and services must be recieved at the same time as, or after the contactless payment
What is an overview of using hand held microphone?
Never use a hand held microphone when driving
As it is still likely to distracted you from the road
It is safer to wait, pull over in a safe place to stop first or listen to voicemail later and listen to messages later
What is an overview of using hand held remote control app or device?
Ypu may park using it but the app or device must be legal ad you should not put other people in danger when you use it
Must have control over system at all times
What is an overview of using in vehicle systems such as satnav, congestion warnings, PCs and multimedia?
Must excersise proper control of your vehicle at all times and do not rely on driver assitance systems such as motorway assist, lane departure warnings or remote control parking
Should not reduce concentration levels when using them
What do you need to make sure when driving with using maps or screen information?
Do not be distracted by maps or screen information such as navigation or vehicle management systems while driving, if needed find a safe place to stop
In slowing moving traffic what should you do with the car in front?
Reduce the distance between you and car in front to maintain traffic flow
Never get so close to the vehicle in front that you cant stop safely
Leave enough space to be able to man oeuvre if vehicle in front breaks down or emergency vehicle needs to get past
In slowing moving traffic what should you do with general driving?
Not change lanes to the left to overtake
Allow access into and from side roads, as blocking these will add to congestion
Allow pedestrians and cyclists to across in front of you
Allow acess into and from side roads, as blocking these will add congestion
Be aware cyclists and motorcyclists who maybe passing on either side
What should you do in buildt up areas?
Drive slowly and carefully on streets where there are likely to be pedestrians, cyclists and parked cars A 30mph or 20moh speed limit enforced
What should you watch in buildt up areas?
Vehicles emerging from junctions or driveways
Vehicles moving off
Car doors opening
Pedestrians
Children running out from between parked cars
Cyclists and motorcyclists
What is an overview of traffic calming measures?
They are features such as road humps, chicanes and narrowings intended to slow you down
Reduce speed when approaching and allow cyclists and motor cyclsits enough room to pass through them
Give way to oncoming traffic is directed to by signs and do not overtake road users in these areas
What is an overview of driving on country roads?
Take extra care and reduce your speed at approaches to bends which can be sharper than they appear, and at junctions which may be partially hidden
Be prepared for slow moving farm vehicles, mud on road surface plus usual pedestrians, horse and cyclists
Reduce speed when entering road villages
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Self Driving vehicles8
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Hierarchy of road users10
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Rules for pedestrians55
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Rules for users of powered wheelchairs and powered mobility scooter13
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Rules about animals13
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Rules for cyclists45
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Rules for motorcyclists9
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Rules for drivers and motorcyclists39
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General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and rider73
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Lines and Lane markings on the road26
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General advice31
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Using the road, general advice28
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Road junctions26
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Roadabouts, pedestrian crossings and reversing29
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Road users requiring extra care38
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Driving in adverse conditions16
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Waiting and parking25
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Motorways31
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Breakdowns and incidents28
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Road works, level crossings and tramways36
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Annex - Bicycle and Motorcycle liscence18
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Annex - Vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements and Road user and the law22
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Annex - Penalties0
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Annex - Vehicle maintance, safety and security31
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Annex - First aid on the road and Safety code for new drivers24
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Braking distance6
