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The system of car control is a way of? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------Preventing collisions by providing a systematic approach to hazards and negotiating hazards leaving nothing to chance Peripheral vision gives you? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Your sense of speed and position on the road When in certain slippery conditions such as snow, ice or mud, it is advisable to use? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Higher gear Following information, the four phases of the system of car control are? ----- ----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Position, speed, gear, acceleration The patch of tyre in contact with the road surface is about the same area as ? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A full hand To maintain steering control and stability on bends, you should? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Use accelerator to maintain a constant speed through the bend To avoid being dazzled at night by oncoming vehicles you should? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Look at the near side
Roadcraft gives guidance when reading double warning signs, what order is correct? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Top then bottom The purpose of the plan is to put you in? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------Correct speed, gear, position at the correct time Roadcraft provided guidance on how to manoeuvre at low speed safely, you should? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Avoid reversing unnecessarily She. Applying the system to a left or right hand turn, choose the appropriate point to accelerate safely and smoothly away from the hazard, paying attention to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Nature of the road and road surface Which of the following statements regarding the importance of information is true? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Processing information is central to the system Roadcraft gives advice on using hazard warning lights, what is this advice? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Unrestricted and multi land carriageways and motorways
Reflective studs may be used with white lines, what do green studs mark? - --------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Exit the main carriageway Fog lights should only be used when visibility is? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Below 100m What does Roadcraft say about vehicle safety technology? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Can't change the laws of physics Situations awareness is essential for drivers and other emergency service drivers? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Make intelligent decisions and stay in control In emergency response, inappropriate speed or misuse of exemptions is likely to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Negative public perception When positioning your car, the die's position depends on many things. What must you always consider? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Sacrifice position for safety Alertness is best described as? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Being vigilant and remaining focused to spot potential hazards early and leave nothing to chance
Aquaplaning occurs where a wedge of water builds up between? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Front tyres and road surface When would you use acceleration sense? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ -----------In all driving situations The system of car control increases your safety in a constantly changing driving environment by giving you? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --More time ti react to hazards Roadcraft stated that if you decide NOT to use your warning equipment or silent approach, then you should? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- Extra care because others less aware of your presence When you take information, Roadcraft states that you should use your mirrors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------At appropriate points in the system You are approaching a zebra crossing with pedestrians approaching, you should? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Slow down and prepare to stop Drivers can improve their ability to process complex information when driving by sharpening? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Observation and perception
When stopping behind other vehicles, you should leave yourself enough room to pull out and pass the vehicle in front if necessary. What should you be able to see? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tyres and tarmac Acceleration sense is the ability to vary vehicle speed in response to changing road or traffic conditions by accurate use of accelerator? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Brakes less or not at all When driving in town, be alert to the behaviour of which vehicles in particular, may try to overtake you on your near side especially if you're driving a large vehicle with limited near side visibility? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Motorbikes and cyclists Under steer is the tendency of what vehicle? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-- ---------------Front wheel vehicle When a road is not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, Roadcraft offers what advice? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Be able to stop in half the distance seen to be clear Overall safe stopping distance is made up of? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Thinking and braking Police drivers exceeding the exemption to pass a red traffic light must ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Not force anyone else through
The level of danger assorted with hazards varies with? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Your distance from the hazard On steep winding descends you should brake? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Firmly in straights and gently on bends The correct sequence for the key principles safe cornering is? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Position, Speed, gear stop in distance seen to be clear What should you do to prevent red mist? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------Concentrating on driving with the task in hand What is the minimum tread depth for a Staffordshire police tyre under policy? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------3.0mm To keep safe distance between you and the vehicle in front, you should leave a gap of at least 2 seconds. In wet weather, Roadcraft suggests you should? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Double it and in snow x Microclimates can cause? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Frost and wet patches to linger When should you give a signal? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- When it benefits someone else
The four levels of the driving task set out by the European Goals for Driver Education ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Human factors that affect your driving
- The purpose and context of your journey
- Traffic situations
- Vehicle and vehicle control. Reasons for emergency services to demonstrate exemplary driving --------- CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Our attitude influences other drivers.
- We are role models and can influence the behaviour of other drivers for the better.
- If we drive safely, others are more likely to behave the same way The core competencies for all driver education ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ The knowledge and skills to drive safely
- An understanding of factors that increase your risk of a collision
- The ability to accurately assess your driving behaviour. The additional competencies for police drivers ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Multi-tasking
- Alertness
- Attention distribution
- Situational awareness
- Anticipation
- Planning Competency: Multi-tasking ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Being able to carry out several complex driving tasks at the same time and with equal accuracy and efficiency
Competency: Alertness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Being vigilant and remaining focused so as to spot potential hazards early and leave nothing to chance Competency: Attention distribution ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --Splitting your attention across all aspects of a driving task Competency: Situational awareness ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----Your ability to "read the road": using all your senses to build up an accurate mental picture of the operational environment Competency: Anticipation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Using your observational skills and driving experience to spot actual and potential hazards and predict how the situation is likely to unfold Competency: Planning ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Planning precisely and making rapid and accurate decisions throughout the task Competency: making judgements ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Judging situations accurately and taking safe and appropriate action How to learn from driving experience ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ -----1. Recognise the resistance in ourselves to accepting responsibility
- Accept every near miss and collision as a learning opportunity
"Hazard" ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A hazard is anything that is an actual or potential danger The five phases of the system ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration The System: the "Information" phase ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ ------ Underpins the system and runs throughout
- TUG: Take and Use information so you can plan, and Give information that could benefit other road users The System: the "Position" phase ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Position yourself so that you can negotiate the hazard(s) safely and smoothly The System: the "Speed" phase ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Using acceleration sense, smoothly and steadily adjust your speed using the accelerator or brake to give you the correct speed to complete the manoeuvre safely The System: the "Gear" phase ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Once you have the correct speed for the circumstances, engage the appropriate gear for that speed The System: the "Acceleration" phase ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------Choose an appropriate point to apply the correct degree of acceleration needed to leave the hazard safely and smoothly
Brake/gear overlap ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Braking normally but changing the gear towards the end of braking (before releasing the brake) The system is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- The main limitations on how much information a driver can process --------- CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Reaction time
- Errors of perception
- Attention span
- Memory storage Reaction time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The time between gathering new information about a hazard and responding to it Decision time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The time between observing a hazard and deciding what action to take Response time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The time between deciding what action to take, and physically taking it Common errors of perception ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Errors of judgement: like perceiving a bend as being less sharp than it actually is
Practical ways to combat tiredness ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --- Look out for warning signs: like blinking, yawning or loss of concentration
- Ensure you are comfortable
- Maintain adequate ventilation/aircon
- Take regular breaks
- Have a caffeine drink
- Plan a series of rest breaks on long journies
- Short physical exercise - a brisk 10 minute walk can energise you. Processing complex information (the stages in the model) --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Input, decision-making, output, feedback. Things that happen when driving in less light ---------CORRECT ANSWER-- ---------------Less contrast, colours fade and edges become indistinct; Extra strain on your eyes Vehicle maintenance to consider before driving at night ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Ensure all windows, mirrors, and the lenses of lights and indicators are completely clean. Check your lights are correctly aligned and adjusted for the vehicle load. Check that your windscreen washers, wipers and demisters work. When to use dipped headlights ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ in built-up areas with street lights
- in situations when dipped headlights are more effective than the main beam, like going round a left-hand bend or at a hump bridge
- in heavy rain, snow and fog
- to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers
Ways to improve observation at night ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ ------ Keep speed down leaving brightly lit areas so your eyes can adjust
- Limit any sources of light within the vehicle
- Avoid tinted or photochromatic lenses in glasses What is OUR? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Acronym pertaining to road markings: Observe the sign or marking Understand what it means React to the hazard by adapting your driving plan What are observation links? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Clues to physical features and the likely behaviour of other road users Depress the accelerator to... ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ increase road speed
- maintain road speed, for example when cornering or going uphill. Acceleration sense is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the ability to vary vehicle speed in response to changing road or traffic conditions by accurate use of the accelerator, so that you use the brakes less or not at all. A moving vehicle is most stable when... ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------- --------its weight is evenly distributed, its engine is just pulling without increasing road speed, and it is travelling in a straight line.
The commonest causes of skidding are... ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ ------------ driving too fast for the circumstances
- harsh acceleration
- excessive or sudden braking
- coarse steering ABS is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Anti-lock braking systems. An electronic safety device that adds to the conventional hydraulic braking system by giving you some ability to steer during harsh braking TCS is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Traction Control System. Works by controlling excess wheel spin on individual wheels. ESP is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Electronic stability programmes. Applies the brakes to individual wheels in order to correct understeer or oversteer and realign the vehicle. Vital to steer in the direction you want to go. Aquaplaning occurs where... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A wedge of water builds up between the front tyres and the road surface "Swan-necking" is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Approaching a junction too close to the nearside and then swinging out to the right just before turning into it. Avoid this. The zone of relative safety is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- The road ahead in the space between the nearside and the offside
Proportion of children hit by a car who did not look first? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------One in three The limit point is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the furthest point to which you have an uninterrupted view of the road surface. Or, on a left-hand bend, the middle of the road. The proportion of fatal collisions for drivers under 30 caused by the driver losing control on a bend or a curve is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -------Half Understeer is the tendency of a vehicle to turn... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------less Oversteer is the tendency of a vehicle to turn... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------more Crown camber is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Road slope that falls from the centre of the road to the edges Superelevation is... ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The whole width of the road is banked up towards the outside edge of the bend
