Q:
Tips for identifying hazards
A:
A hazard is any situation which could involved adjusting speed or changing course. Hazards can be either static or moving.
To identifying a static hazard, you must look well ahead for clues such as:
- road signs
- changes in road conditions
- parked cars
- junctions
Moving hazards include all road users:
- other vehicles
- motorcyclists
- cyclists
- pedestrians
- horse riders
- animals, particularly off the lead
As soon as you've recgonised a hazard, you must use your mirrors to assess:
- how other road users will affect your planning
- how your actions will affect traffic behind
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