CBR - Vehicle driving safety and reacting in emergency situations

Hand gestures

Friendly hand gestures from drivers is a good way to indicate it is safe to cross the road. Never use aggressive hand gestures.

Can you drive with a broken horn?

No

Hazard lights

The use of hazard lights during a breakdown is mandatory.

Indicators

The use of indicators is mandatory before and during turning and during special manoeuvres, changing lanes and exiting. Misuse or no use of indicators is a criminal offence.

Flashing signal with full-beam headlights

You may use full beam headlights to warn drivers if you can avert imminent danger, for example is a driver is not using any lighting at all in the dark.

Using the brake lights

You may use the break pedal as a warning, briefly and lightly before actually braking

Warning triangles

It is not mandatory for a driver of a passenger car to have a warning triangle in the passenger car, but in some cases you’re obliged e.g if you breakdown in the road or have an accident.

Where must warning triangles be placed if necessary to use one?

30 metres from the vehicle, in the direction of the traffic endangering the vehicle.

Dipped Headlights

Dipped headlights is white or yellow on the front of the vehicle and illuminates a good portion of the road in front of the vehicle. Mandatory during the day in poor visibility and at night.

Daytime running lights

Daytime running lights may only be used if dipped headlights are not mandatory and if no other front lighting is switched on.

When is using full-beam headlights prohibited?

• During the day

• When encountering other road users

• When driving closely behind another vehicle

Front fog lights

Lighting that should only be used during a fog

Rear fog lights

Rear fog lights should only be used if visibility is very poor, and when visibility is less than 50 metres.

Sidelights

Sidelights are white or yellow lamps on the front of the vehicle.

Rear lights

Normal red lamps on the back of a passenger car. These should always be on when full-beam or dipped headlights, sidelights or fog lights are on at the front.

Number plate lighting

Number plate lighting must also be on if full-beam or dipped headlights, sidelights or fog-lights are switched on at the front.

Brake lights

Consists of three bright red lamps that light up as soon as you use the break pedal. The third brake light usually located at the top or bottom centre of the rear window.

Reverse lights

These are the white or yellow lights on the back of a passenger car that comes on as soon as you put the car in reverse gear.