What advice should you give to someone who intends to drive a left-hand drive vehicle in the UK?
- A Make full use of the mirrors
- B Give signals earlier
- C Keep well to the left of your lane
- D Use hand signals when turning
Why this is the answer
In a left-hand drive vehicle, use of the mirrors and awareness of blind areas is very important. Being seated on the car's left makes the blind area on your right more difficult to overcome. For example, when joining a dual carriageway or motorway from a slip road, traffic on the carriageway will be approaching in the blind area on your right and could easily be overlooked.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Give signals earlier — Signals are given at the usual time; it is the view that has changed.
- C
- Keep well to the left of your lane — Keeping well left puts the driver further from the centre line, where the view is.
- D
- Use hand signals when turning — Hand signals from the offside of a left-hand drive car cannot be seen.
Where this comes from
- Driving: the essential skills — section 10
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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Asked in: Driving Instructor (ADI Part 1)
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