You're driving on an icy road. What distance from the car in front should you drive?
- A 4 times the normal distance
- B 6 times the normal distance
- C 8 times the normal distance
- D 10 times the normal distance
Why this is the answer
Do not travel in icy or snowy weather unless your journey is essential. Drive extremely carefully when roads are or may be icy. Stopping distances can be ten times greater than on dry roads.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- 4 times the normal distance — Nearer the figure for a wet road.
- B
- 6 times the normal distance — Still well short of what ice demands.
- C
- 8 times the normal distance — Closer, but the figure to remember is ten.
Where this comes from
- Driving: the essential skills — section 12
- The Highway Code — rule 230
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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