CERAD assessment 2 Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
What are the commonest causes of collisions - ✔✔Driver error or reaction (3/4)
Action based on poor judgement (1/6)
Being careless reckless or in a hurry (1/6)
What are the most common driver errors that result in a collision (3) - ✔✔Failure to look properly
Failure to judge the other persons path or speed
Loss of control
What are the most common actions based on poor judgement (3) - ✔✔Travelling too fast for the
conditions
Exceeding the speed limit
Following too close
Sudden braking
Who is most likely to be involved in a collision - ✔✔Young, male drivers
People who drive at work
What can distract attention for emergency service drivers - ✔✔Multitasking due to the operational
environment
How do you learn from experience - ✔✔Recognise accepting responsibility
Accept every near miss as a learning oppourtunity
What are the four levels of the driving task - ✔✔Human factors that affect your driving
The purpose and context of your journey
Traffic situations
Vehicle and vehicle control
,What human factors can affect your driving? - ✔✔Attitude, emotions, mood, tiredness, stress, impulsive
personality, operational stress, competitiveness, financial problems
How can the journey affect your driving - ✔✔Preparation needed, best route, what distractions,
operational distractions, time pressure, peer pressure, red mist, fatigue
How can the traffic affect your driving - ✔✔Traffic creates hazards, situational awareness is essential,
risks include loss of concentration, failure to look properly or weather
How does the vehicle affect your driving - ✔✔Need to know what your vehicle can and cannot do,
familiarise yourself, check lights, tyres, brakes, capabilities, safety features, an unfamiliar vehicle
increases risk
What are some human factor risks for emergency service drivers - ✔✔Distraction due to multitasking
and in vehicle technology
Driving stress
Operational stressors
Time pressure and the purpose of the journey
'Noble cause' risk taking
Red mist
Examples of operational stressors - ✔✔Anticipatory stress of a difficult job
Adrenaline rush
Stress related to aspects of the task
Stress of extreme hazards
Stress due to exposure of repeating incidents
Preoccupation with a previous error or judgement
Stress from other work factors eg shift work
, Pressure, stress and tiredness can release what feelings - ✔✔Impatience- a desire to get to the incident
quickly
Intolerance- a belief that the importance of the task automatically gives the driver priority
Impulsiveness- rushing decisions
Anger or frustration
Personalisation- conflict with other road users
What are some practical steps to combat stress? - ✔✔Adjust the seat and the steering wheel so your are
not physically tense or uncomfortable
Use car control techniques you learn in training
Maintain a calm professional approach to driving
Learn techniques to help you focus on driving and switch off other problems
Don't dwell on previous experiences or earlier errors
How to prevent red mist - ✔✔Don't get into a personality conflict with another road user
Be dispassionate and concentrate on driving
Don't try and imagine what you'll find at the incident
Concentrate on driving by talking yourself through the hazards
What is the system of car control - ✔✔The system of car control is a way of approaching and negotiating
hazards that is methodical safe and leaves nothing to chance
How does the system of car control increase safety - ✔✔By giving you time to react to hazards
What is a hazard? - ✔✔Anything that is an actual or potential danger
What does the system involve - ✔✔Processing information and four phases- Position, speed, gear,
acceleration
What does TUG stand for? - ✔✔Take, use, give information
What are the commonest causes of collisions - ✔✔Driver error or reaction (3/4)
Action based on poor judgement (1/6)
Being careless reckless or in a hurry (1/6)
What are the most common driver errors that result in a collision (3) - ✔✔Failure to look properly
Failure to judge the other persons path or speed
Loss of control
What are the most common actions based on poor judgement (3) - ✔✔Travelling too fast for the
conditions
Exceeding the speed limit
Following too close
Sudden braking
Who is most likely to be involved in a collision - ✔✔Young, male drivers
People who drive at work
What can distract attention for emergency service drivers - ✔✔Multitasking due to the operational
environment
How do you learn from experience - ✔✔Recognise accepting responsibility
Accept every near miss as a learning oppourtunity
What are the four levels of the driving task - ✔✔Human factors that affect your driving
The purpose and context of your journey
Traffic situations
Vehicle and vehicle control
,What human factors can affect your driving? - ✔✔Attitude, emotions, mood, tiredness, stress, impulsive
personality, operational stress, competitiveness, financial problems
How can the journey affect your driving - ✔✔Preparation needed, best route, what distractions,
operational distractions, time pressure, peer pressure, red mist, fatigue
How can the traffic affect your driving - ✔✔Traffic creates hazards, situational awareness is essential,
risks include loss of concentration, failure to look properly or weather
How does the vehicle affect your driving - ✔✔Need to know what your vehicle can and cannot do,
familiarise yourself, check lights, tyres, brakes, capabilities, safety features, an unfamiliar vehicle
increases risk
What are some human factor risks for emergency service drivers - ✔✔Distraction due to multitasking
and in vehicle technology
Driving stress
Operational stressors
Time pressure and the purpose of the journey
'Noble cause' risk taking
Red mist
Examples of operational stressors - ✔✔Anticipatory stress of a difficult job
Adrenaline rush
Stress related to aspects of the task
Stress of extreme hazards
Stress due to exposure of repeating incidents
Preoccupation with a previous error or judgement
Stress from other work factors eg shift work
, Pressure, stress and tiredness can release what feelings - ✔✔Impatience- a desire to get to the incident
quickly
Intolerance- a belief that the importance of the task automatically gives the driver priority
Impulsiveness- rushing decisions
Anger or frustration
Personalisation- conflict with other road users
What are some practical steps to combat stress? - ✔✔Adjust the seat and the steering wheel so your are
not physically tense or uncomfortable
Use car control techniques you learn in training
Maintain a calm professional approach to driving
Learn techniques to help you focus on driving and switch off other problems
Don't dwell on previous experiences or earlier errors
How to prevent red mist - ✔✔Don't get into a personality conflict with another road user
Be dispassionate and concentrate on driving
Don't try and imagine what you'll find at the incident
Concentrate on driving by talking yourself through the hazards
What is the system of car control - ✔✔The system of car control is a way of approaching and negotiating
hazards that is methodical safe and leaves nothing to chance
How does the system of car control increase safety - ✔✔By giving you time to react to hazards
What is a hazard? - ✔✔Anything that is an actual or potential danger
What does the system involve - ✔✔Processing information and four phases- Position, speed, gear,
acceleration
What does TUG stand for? - ✔✔Take, use, give information
