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When should you use dipped headlights? - ANSWER✔✔ In built up areas with
street lights
In situations when dipped headlights are more effective than the main bean - I.e
going round a bend or over a hump bridge
In heavy rain, snow and fog, when these reflect glare from your headlights on full
beam
When should you use fog lights? - ANSWER✔✔ When your visibility is 100m (328
feet) or less.
How should use always drive? - ANSWER✔✔ Always drive so that you can stop
safely within the distance you can see to be clear on your own side of the road.
What should you ensure if you use a satnav at night? - ANSWER✔✔ You should
ensure that it is positioned so that it doesn't obstruct your vision in the dark and
so that its screen doesn't dazzle you.
Use audible prompts where possible.
What should you ensure when following a vehicle at night? - ANSWER✔✔ You
should dip your headlights and leave a large enough gap in front so that your
lights do not dazzle the driver in front.
When you overtake, move out early enough with your headlights still dipped.
, What should you do if you need to warn a driver in front that you are there at
night? - ANSWER✔✔ Flash your lights instead of using your horn.
When should you return to full beam when overtaking a vehicle at night? -
ANSWER✔✔ When you're alongside the other vehicle.
If you're being overtaken, what should you do with your headlights? -
ANSWER✔✔ Dip them and keep them dipped until you can raise them without
dazzling the other driver.
When is a vehicles stability reduced? - ANSWER✔✔ When you brake, accelerate
or steer
Why is stability reduced when you brake, accelerate or steer? - ANSWER✔✔
Because these actions produce force that alter the vehicle weight distribution and
balance while also reducing tyre grip.
When would a vehicle skid? - ANSWER✔✔ When one or more of the tyres loses
normal grip on the road .
What are the two types of systems that increase vehicle stability? - ANSWER✔✔
1. Drive assist features that drivers can choose to use, such as adaptive cruise
control
2. In built safety features
What can safety system features cause for a drivers attitude? - ANSWER✔✔ A
false sense of security causing them to become over dependent on these
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