Traffic safety and responsible behaviour
What this domain tests
This domain assesses responsible attitudes: seat belts, alcohol and drugs, distraction, aggression, and protection of vulnerable road users. Questions often present a social pressure or “what would you do” scenario.
Responsibilities
- Seat belts are mandatory for the driver and all passengers. Children must use an appropriate child restraint; the driver is responsible for securing minors.
- Do not drive after alcohol, drugs or medicines that impair you. The safest choice is zero alcohol, even where the legal limit applies.
- Avoid distractions: no hand-held phone, no texting, no eating or adjusting navigation while moving.
- Give vulnerable users extra space and time: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, children near schools, and older people at crossings.
- Do not tailgate, weave, or respond aggressively to provocation. Leave space and let risky drivers go.
Worked example
Friends urge you to drive faster on a rural road to reach a party. You refuse and keep to a safe speed. Later, the driver who brought you drinks and offers to drive home. You do not get in the car. You call a taxi or a sober friend. The reasoning is simple: speed and alcohol both raise crash risk, and the legal limit is not a target.
Traps that cost marks
Believing “one drink is fine”; wearing a belt only in front seats; checking a phone at a red light; and assuming a honk gives you priority. Also remember that aggression escalates risk and can be reported.