Safe Driving Practices and Hazard Awareness
See, predict, act
Safe driving is about creating time and space. Use the mirror-signal-manoeuvre routine: check mirrors, signal early, check blind spots, then move. Maintain at least a two-second gap behind the vehicle ahead; double it in rain or darkness and add more behind heavy vehicles or motorcycles. At junctions, look for pedestrians, cyclists and filtering motorcyclists before moving. Do not rely on others to give way.
Hazards
Scan far ahead and check mirrors regularly. Treat parked vehicles, bus stops and school gates as places where someone may step out. Large vehicles have big blind spots and need more room; never cut in front of a heavy vehicle that is braking. In wet weather, tyres can lose grip and stopping distances grow. Ease off the accelerator, avoid sudden braking or steering, and use dipped headlights. Fatigue and phone use reduce attention; stop safely to rest or use a hands-free system only where permitted.
Expressway
Keep left unless overtaking, signal lane changes, and do not stop on the shoulder unless it is an emergency. If you break down, pull as far left as possible, switch on hazard lights and place a warning triangle well behind the vehicle if it is safe.
Trap
A question may describe a driver who has 'right of way' but faces a hazard. The correct answer is usually to slow or stop, not to insist on priority.
Rule of thumb
At 90 km/h a two-second gap is about 50 metres, roughly 12 car lengths. If you cannot count 'one-thousand-and-two' before reaching the same point, you are too close.