COCKPIT CHECKS
- DSSSM
- driving position
- head restraints
- seat belts
- doors
- gears and handbrake safety check
- mirrors
SAFETY CHECKS
- POWER (petrol - oil - water - electrics - rubber)
CONTROLS & INSTRUMENTS
- accelerator, clutch and footbrake
- handbrake, steering, speedometer, horn, indicators and gears
- instrument panel warning lights
- wipers
- hazard, reversing, side, fog and headlights
- demister and heated windows
- manufacturer's options
MOVING AWAY & STOPPING
- MSM and PSL
- observation and blind spots
- control and co-ordination
- on level and on gradient
- at angle and straight ahead
SAFE POSITIONING
- normal driving
- lane discipline
- passing stationary vehicles and obstructions
- bends
MIRRORS - VISION & USE
- interior and exterior
- flat, concave and convex
SIGNALS
- by arm and by indicators
- brake, reversing and hazard lights
- by other road users and traffic controllers
ANTICIPATION & PLANNING
- risk awareness in connection with: drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians, animals, road works, emergency vehicles and any other road users
USE OF SPEED
- appropriate speed
- making progress
- hesitancy
OTHER TRAFFIC
- meeting, crossing and overtaking
- one way and two way roads
- three-lane two-way roads
- major, minor and narrow roads
- dual carriageways
JUNCTIONS
- T-junctions and Y-junctions
- crossroads and slip roads
- marked and unmarked junctions
- one-way streets
- urban, rural and dual carriageways
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ROUNDABOUTS
- mini and major
- multiple and satellite
- traffic light controlled
- approaching and entering
- leaving and turning
- straight ahead
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
- controlled eg. pelican
- uncontrolled eg. zebra
- school crossing patrols
DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS
- urban, rural and clearways
TURNING THE VEHICLE AROUND
- flat and cambered roads
- wide and narrow roads
REVERSING
- left, right and straight
- flat and cambered roads
- square and radius corners
- wide and narrow roads
- on level and on gradient
PARKING
- In a bay and parallel
- on level and on gradient
EMERGENCY STOP
- quick reaction
- control and skidding
DARKNESS
- fog, ice, snow, wind and rain
- urban and rural areas
- single and dual carriageways
WEATHER CONDITIONS
- fog, ice, snow, sun, wind and rain
- urban and rural areas
- single and dual carriageways
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- driver and vehicle requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
PASSENGERS & CARRYING LOADS
- drivers' responsibilities regarding adults, children, babies and animals
- carrying loads on and in the vehicle
- loading trailers and cycle racks
SECURITY
- vehicle, contents and personal security
- when parking, driving at night and daytime
- in event of breakdown and accident
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