DVSA - Section 5 (Hazard Awareness)

What will become more expensive after you’ve been convicted of driving while unfit through drink or drugs?

Insurance premiums

What should you do if a vehicle starts reversing out of a driveway?

Sound your horn and be prepared to stop

What must you do if your eyesight has become very poor and you’re no longer able to meet the driver’s eyesight requirements?

The driver licensing authority

When should you use hazard warning lights?

When your vehicle has broken down and is causing an obstruction

You’re driving a car fitted with automatic transmission. When would you use ‘kick down’?

To accelerate quickly

What should you do if it’s raining and you’re following a lorry on a motorway?

Be aware of spray reducing your vision

What should you do if the traffic in the left-hand lane is slowing?

Slow down, keeping a safe separation distance

When may you use hazard warning lights?

When driving on a motorway to warn traffic behind of a hazard ahead

You’re waiting to emerge at a junction. Your view is restricted by parked vehicles. What can help you to see traffic on the road you’re joining?

Reflection of traffic in windows

Why should the junction on the left be kept clear? (behind a bus stop)

To allow vehicles to enter and emerge

What should you do if you start to feel drowsy while you’re driving on a motorway?

Open a window and stop as soon as it’s safe and legal