Safety Margins
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- Created on: 09-08-20 17:06
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- Safety Margins & Your Vehicle
- Avoiding Congestion
- You'll have an easier and more pleasant journey if you:
- Plan your route before starting out
- Avoid busy times, if possible
- Allow plenty of time for your journey, especially if you have an appointment to keep or a connection to make
- Plan your route by:
- Looking at a map
- Using satellite navigation equipment
- Checking with a motoring organisation
- Using a route planner on the internet
- If you're travelling on a new or unfamiliar route, it's a good idea to print out or write down the directions, and also to plan an alternative route in case your original route is blocked. If you can avoid travelling at busy times, you'll:
- Be less likely to be delayed
- Help to ease congestion for those to travel at these times
- In some areas, you may have to pay a congestion charge to use congested road space. In London, you may also have to pay the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) nad/or Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charges
- Residents living within the Londo charging zone obtain a reduced rate but aren't exempt
- You'll have an easier and more pleasant journey if you:
- It's essential that you always keep in mind not just your own safety but that of your passengers and other road users as well.
- Reduce your chances of being involved in a road traffic incident by knowning safety margins and the risk caused by not adhearing to them. Never take unnecessary risks. Position your behicle appropriately (for example, when on bends). to improve your view of the road.
- Keep control of your car by using the correct procedures. For instance, when you're travelling downhill, control your speed by:
- Selecting a lower gear
- Braking Gently
- Don't "coast" (i.e. travel in neutral or with the clutch pressed down), as this reduces your control
- Keep control of your car by using the correct procedures. For instance, when you're travelling downhill, control your speed by:
- Reduce your chances of being involved in a road traffic incident by knowning safety margins and the risk caused by not adhearing to them. Never take unnecessary risks. Position your behicle appropriately (for example, when on bends). to improve your view of the road.
- Stopping Distances
- Leave enough room between your vehicle and the one in front so you can pull safety if it slows down or stops suddenly. Your overall stopping distance is the distance your car travels:
- From the moment you realise you must brake
- To the moment the vehicle stops
- This is made up of thinking distance and braking distance
- Braking & Stopping distances given in the Highway Code. The fugures given are the stopping distances if you're willing to travelling in a vehicle with good tyres & breaks
- On a dry road
- In good conditions
- Braking & Stopping distances given in the Highway Code. The fugures given are the stopping distances if you're willing to travelling in a vehicle with good tyres & breaks
- Don't just learn the figures - you need to be able to judge the distance. A useful method is to leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front
- In other conditions, you need to learn these distances:
- When it's raining or the road is wet - double the distance
- When it's icy - 10 times the distance
- In faster conditions, such as on motorways, increasing the distance between vehicles helps oto lower the risk of collision
- Leave enough room between your vehicle and the one in front so you can pull safety if it slows down or stops suddenly. Your overall stopping distance is the distance your car travels:
- Weather Conditions
- Weather conditions have a major effect on your safety margins. If there's bad weather, such as snow, ice or thick fog, consider whether your journey is really necessary. Never underestimate the dangers
- Before starting a journey in freezing weather, clear ice and slow from your windows, lights, mirrors and number plates.
- When Driving
- Use the highest gear you can
- Brake gently and in plenty of time
- Be prepared to stop and clean snow from your windscreen by hand if the wipers can't keep it clear
- When It's Foggy
- Allow more time for your journey
- Slow down, as your visibility is reduced
- Use dipped headlights even in daylight. If visibility falls below 100 metres (328 feet), use fog lights if you've got them. Remember to switch them off when the fog lifts
- In wet conditions, always maintain a safe separation distance, particularly if another vehicle overtakes and pulls in front of you.
- Aqua planning may happen in heavy rain. The tyres lift off the road surface and skate on a film of water. The steering becomes light. On ice the tyres make hardly any noise. If this happens:
- Ease off the accelerator
- Don't brake until your steering feels normal again
- If you've driven through deep water, such as a ford or a flood, test your brakes. If necessary, dry them out by pressing lightly on the brake pedal as you go along
- Avoiding Congestion
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