The Driver

You’re approaching a green traffic light and are going straight ahead. What should you do when the traffic ahead, beyond the junction, has stopped and is queuing?

What rules apply to the wearing of seat belts fitted to your lorry?

You’re driving this box van and are waiting to turn right. What should you do just before turning?

What will you have to deal with when you’re driving at night?

You’re driving a lorry in a busy town. A driver pulls out in front of you and you have to brake hard.

What should you do?

Your lorry is fitted with a driver’s seat belt. When may you drive without wearing it?

You’ve been issued with protective clothing. Who’s responsible for its use?

You’re driving on a motorway. What does it mean when a lorry ahead of you switches on its hazard warning lights?

What should you do if you lose your way in heavy traffic?

Where are you most likely to find pedestrians stepping into the road?

What’s most likely to cause danger to a group of horse riders?

What should you do when passing sheep on a road?

What can prevent you from holding a lorry driving licence?

You’re about to drive a vehicle you’ve never driven before. What should you consider when adjusting your seat?

Why is it important to adjust your head restraint properly?

When may you drive without wearing your seat belt?

You’re driving along this road. What should you do if the red van cuts in close in front of you?

You’re approaching a large puddle near the left-hand kerb. What should you do if pedestrians are close to the water?

What should you do if a long, heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you?

When should you use your vehicle’s horn?

You’re following a car being driven slowly by a learner driver. What should you do if it isn’t safe to overtake it?

You’re being followed by a marked police car. As well as flashing the headlights, what will the police officer do to signal you to stop?

Your vehicle is fitted with a hand-held telephone. What should you do before taking or making a call?

A mobile telephone is fitted to your vehicle. When should it be used?

You approach a pelican crossing that goes straight across the road. How must you treat it if it has a central island?

What does the flashing amber light mean at a pelican crossing?

What should you do at a zebra crossing?

A coach is overtaking you. What should you do when it’s safe for the coach to move back to the left?

What should you do when you’re being followed by an ambulance showing a flashing blue light?

Should you give way to a car showing a flashing green beacon?

What type of emergency vehicle has a green flashing beacon?

You stop for pedestrians at a zebra crossing. What should you do if they don’t start to cross immediately?

Why could it be dangerous to wave people across at pedestrian crossings?

What must you check before setting out on a journey?

A group of schoolchildren are standing close to the left-hand kerb. What should you do as you drive past?

You’re driving at the legal speed limit.

What should you do if a vehicle comes up quickly behind, flashing its headlights?

What should you do when a vehicle pulls out in front of you at a junction?

What can seriously affect your concentration while driving?

How does alcohol affect your driving?

You’ve been convicted of driving while unfit through drink or drugs. What will increase in cost when you start driving again?

As a driver, what should you do when you attend a social event?

It’s been eight hours since you last had an alcoholic drink. What effect could the alcohol have on your driving?

Your doctor has given you a course of medicine. Why should you ask whether it’s safe to drive?

You’ve been taking medicine for a few days, and it has made you feel drowsy. Today you feel better, but you still need to take the medicine.

When should you drive?

What should you do if you aren’t sure whether your cough medicine will affect your driving?

You take some cough medicine given to you by a friend.

What must you do before driving?

What should you do if you’re driving along a motorway and become tired?

You’re about to drive home. What should you do if you feel very tired and have a severe headache?

What should you do if you’re feeling tired but there’s nowhere to stop safely?

When will your reactions be slower?

What should you do if you’re taking medication that could affect your driving?

What should you do if you feel tired while driving on a motorway?

You’ve driven a long distance and feel tired. Your tachograph shows that you haven’t exceeded your driving hours. What should you do in these circumstances?

What might misuse of drugs or alcohol lead to?

What should you do if a front tyre bursts while you’re driving on a motorway?

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you need to call for help. Why may it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?

When are you most likely to lose concentration while you’re driving?

What should you do if you want to make a business call on your mobile phone while you’re driving?

You’re driving on a single carriageway. When may you use your mobile phone?

Your vehicle breaks down on the hard shoulder of a motorway. What should you do if you decide to use your mobile phone to call for help?

How should you answer a mobile phone call while you’re driving?

You’re overtaking a lorry. What should you do if you see the driver flash their headlights?

A bus has stopped at a bus stop ahead of you. What should you do if its right-hand indicator is flashing?

You’ve stopped for an elderly pedestrian who’s slowly crossing the road. What should you do if traffic behind you is being held up?

How should you let other vehicles overtake when you’re driving a slow-moving vehicle along a narrow road?

How is using a hands-free phone likely to affect your driving?

You’re driving on the motorway and want to use your mobile phone. What should you do before using it?

What effect will drinking alcohol have on your driving?

You’re driving on a motorway. There’s been a collision on the opposite carriageway. What should you do if drivers ahead are slowing to look?

What should you do if a car driver makes a mistake that causes you to brake?

What should you do if you’re upset by another driver’s behaviour?

What should you do if another driver does something that upsets you?

You’re driving in fast-moving traffic along a motorway.

What should you do if there’s a stationary queue of traffic ahead?

You want to turn left at a junction. What affects the position you take up as you approach the junction?

What can you do to help maintain concentration while you’re driving?

What’s the best type of fluid to drink during work time?

What should you do to help your concentration when you have to drive through the night?

When is there a particular risk of sleep-related incidents?

Approximately what percentage of sleep-related vehicle incidents (SRVIs) involve commercial vehicles?

Poor eating habits can increase your risk of long-term health problems. What may result from a poor diet?

What should you do when you’ve been driving for a long time and are fighting sleep?

Where do most sleep-related vehicle incidents occur?

At what age are men most at risk from sleep-related vehicle incidents (SRVIs)?

When can you drive without wearing a seat belt?

How will your body clock affect your driving between 2.00 am and 7.00 am?

You’re driving on a dual carriageway. When would you use the nearside mirror?