How can you help to protect the environment?
- A By driving faster to reduce travelling time
- B By using bypasses and avoiding town centres
- C By filling your fuel tank with red diesel fuel
- D By leaving your engine running in traffic jams
Why this is the answer
By using a bypass, rather than joining the stop/start traffic in a town centre, you're less likely to be held up and can travel at a constant speed. Keeping to a constant speed will reduce the amount of pollution produced by your vehicle.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- By driving faster to reduce travelling time — Faster driving burns more fuel for the same distance.
- C
- By filling your fuel tank with red diesel fuel — Red diesel on the road is an offence, and it is no cleaner.
- D
- By leaving your engine running in traffic jams — An idling engine in a jam burns fuel to move nobody anywhere.
Where this comes from
- Driving Buses and Coaches — section 13
- Driving Goods Vehicles — section 13
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
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