Your pupil is driving in a stream of traffic. You see this sign ahead. What advice should you give to your pupil?
- A Keep well back from the vehicle in front
- B Try to avoid the potholes
- C Look out for water on the roads
- D Slow down and try your brakes
Why this is the answer
Loose gravel or chippings can easily be thrown up by vehicles' tyres. At roadworks or on newly surfaced roads, check your speed and keep a good distance away from vehicles ahead to avoid any flying chippings.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Try to avoid the potholes — Potholes are a different warning, and here the hazard is what the sign shows.
- C
- Look out for water on the roads — Water on the road has its own sign showing a flood.
- D
- Slow down and try your brakes — Testing the brakes is what you do after a ford, not at this sign.
Where this comes from
- The Highway Code — page 133
- Know Your Traffic Signs — page 160
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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