ROADCRAFT CHAPTER NOTES EXAM LATEST
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CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Driving on motorways and multi-lane carriageways - CORRECT ANSWER12. Driving
on motorways and multi-lane carriageways
1.1. Safety on the motorway - CORRECT ANSWER Develop your awareness of the
extra hazards that arise on these roads and apply driving competences and methods to
ensure safe driving on motorways and other fast-moving multi-lane carriageways.
1.2. Your competences - CORRECT ANSWER Always drive well within your own
competence and aim to steadily develop your experience so that you are comfortable
and confident within your existing speed range before moving on to higher speeds.
1.3. Eco-awareness - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that higher speeds on fast-
moving roads burn more fuel.
1.4. The human risk factor - CORRECT ANSWER Be aware that the nature of
motorway driving increases a number of human factor risks: tiredness, boredom, poor
concentration, frustration and complacency. Stop at the earliest opportunity if you find
yourself unable to maintain the high level of concentration needed to drive safely at high
speed.
1.5. How to join - CORRECT ANSWER Use the system of car control to approach and
join a motorway slip road. Process information about the traffic on the slip road and
motorway so that you are in the correct position, at the correct speed and in the correct
gear to accelerate onto the motorway smoothly and safely.
1.6. Observation - CORRECT ANSWER Ensure you look! Because of the speeds
involved, it is vital to extend your observation. Look ahead and behind you right up to
the road horizons, and use your mirrors regularly.
1.7. Adapt to the speed - CORRECT ANSWER Give yourself as much time to react as
possible. Extend your observations, anticipate early and maintain a safe following
distance, use all controls smoothly and give other drivers enough time to see your
signals before making a manoeuvre.
1.8. Overtaking - CORRECT ANSWER Watch out for slower vehicles moving out in
front of you and faster vehicles coming up behind you, before you overtake.
, 1.9. Use of the hard shoulder - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that the hard shoulder
forms part of a motorway and is intended for emergency use only. Stopping on the hard
shoulder is dangerous both for the occupants of the stationary vehicle and for other
motorway users because there is a high risk of collision. Never use the hard shoulder
for overtaking unless assigned to an emergency incident.
1.10. As you leave - CORRECT ANSWER Plan your exit as you leave the motorway.
Assess the road and traffic conditions as you approach the junction and use the
information provided by road signs and markings. Make sure you know your exit
junction well in advance.
2. Emergency response - CORRECT ANSWER13. Emergency response
2.1. What is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER Officers are in an emergency
response when they are using emergency warning equipment to facilitate progress
and/or using any of the exemptions afforded to them by the relevant legislation.
2.2. Above the law? - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that drivers who are trained to
nationally agreed police driver training programme standards are entitled to make use of
legal exemptions. However, it is essential that these are appropriate and used only in
circumstances that can be justified.
2.3. How other motorists react - CORRECT ANSWER Be aware that some motorists
over-react or react unpredictably when they encounter emergency response vehicles -
for example, by stopping their vehicle in an unsuitable place such as next to traffic
islands, on blind hill crests, on the apex of bends or opposite an oncoming vehicle that
has also stopped.
2.4. Assess the risk - CORRECT ANSWER Go through a process of risk assessment
before you begin your response to an emergency call, and as an emergency call is an
ever-changing situation, continue with this process of risk assessment throughout the
response.
2.5. Use your equipment - CORRECT ANSWER Provide advance warning to other road
users and help your progress through traffic by use of your emergency warning
equipment. This will also help in stopping motorists, by identifying your vehicle as a
police vehicle.
2.6. What about speed? - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that police drivers can use
statutory exemptions from speed limits but you must be able to stop safely within the
distance you can see to be clear on your own side of the road.
2.7. Safety is paramount - CORRECT ANSWER Never compromise safety in order to
save time. It is far better to arrive late than not at all.
UPDATE 2024/2025 A+ RATED WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Driving on motorways and multi-lane carriageways - CORRECT ANSWER12. Driving
on motorways and multi-lane carriageways
1.1. Safety on the motorway - CORRECT ANSWER Develop your awareness of the
extra hazards that arise on these roads and apply driving competences and methods to
ensure safe driving on motorways and other fast-moving multi-lane carriageways.
1.2. Your competences - CORRECT ANSWER Always drive well within your own
competence and aim to steadily develop your experience so that you are comfortable
and confident within your existing speed range before moving on to higher speeds.
1.3. Eco-awareness - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that higher speeds on fast-
moving roads burn more fuel.
1.4. The human risk factor - CORRECT ANSWER Be aware that the nature of
motorway driving increases a number of human factor risks: tiredness, boredom, poor
concentration, frustration and complacency. Stop at the earliest opportunity if you find
yourself unable to maintain the high level of concentration needed to drive safely at high
speed.
1.5. How to join - CORRECT ANSWER Use the system of car control to approach and
join a motorway slip road. Process information about the traffic on the slip road and
motorway so that you are in the correct position, at the correct speed and in the correct
gear to accelerate onto the motorway smoothly and safely.
1.6. Observation - CORRECT ANSWER Ensure you look! Because of the speeds
involved, it is vital to extend your observation. Look ahead and behind you right up to
the road horizons, and use your mirrors regularly.
1.7. Adapt to the speed - CORRECT ANSWER Give yourself as much time to react as
possible. Extend your observations, anticipate early and maintain a safe following
distance, use all controls smoothly and give other drivers enough time to see your
signals before making a manoeuvre.
1.8. Overtaking - CORRECT ANSWER Watch out for slower vehicles moving out in
front of you and faster vehicles coming up behind you, before you overtake.
, 1.9. Use of the hard shoulder - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that the hard shoulder
forms part of a motorway and is intended for emergency use only. Stopping on the hard
shoulder is dangerous both for the occupants of the stationary vehicle and for other
motorway users because there is a high risk of collision. Never use the hard shoulder
for overtaking unless assigned to an emergency incident.
1.10. As you leave - CORRECT ANSWER Plan your exit as you leave the motorway.
Assess the road and traffic conditions as you approach the junction and use the
information provided by road signs and markings. Make sure you know your exit
junction well in advance.
2. Emergency response - CORRECT ANSWER13. Emergency response
2.1. What is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER Officers are in an emergency
response when they are using emergency warning equipment to facilitate progress
and/or using any of the exemptions afforded to them by the relevant legislation.
2.2. Above the law? - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that drivers who are trained to
nationally agreed police driver training programme standards are entitled to make use of
legal exemptions. However, it is essential that these are appropriate and used only in
circumstances that can be justified.
2.3. How other motorists react - CORRECT ANSWER Be aware that some motorists
over-react or react unpredictably when they encounter emergency response vehicles -
for example, by stopping their vehicle in an unsuitable place such as next to traffic
islands, on blind hill crests, on the apex of bends or opposite an oncoming vehicle that
has also stopped.
2.4. Assess the risk - CORRECT ANSWER Go through a process of risk assessment
before you begin your response to an emergency call, and as an emergency call is an
ever-changing situation, continue with this process of risk assessment throughout the
response.
2.5. Use your equipment - CORRECT ANSWER Provide advance warning to other road
users and help your progress through traffic by use of your emergency warning
equipment. This will also help in stopping motorists, by identifying your vehicle as a
police vehicle.
2.6. What about speed? - CORRECT ANSWER Remember that police drivers can use
statutory exemptions from speed limits but you must be able to stop safely within the
distance you can see to be clear on your own side of the road.
2.7. Safety is paramount - CORRECT ANSWER Never compromise safety in order to
save time. It is far better to arrive late than not at all.
