Revision question · Alertness

Why should you use your mirrors when you see a hazard ahead?

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Because you'll need to accelerate out of danger

To assess how your actions will affect the traffic behind

Because you'll need to brake sharply and stop

To check what's happening on the road ahead

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To assess how your actions will affect the traffic behindThis was the right answer

You should be constantly scanning the road for clues about what's going to happen next. Check your mirrors regularly, particularly as soon as you spot a hazard. What's happening behind may affect how you respond to hazards ahead.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 161Highway Code rule · Blind-spot checks and mirrors before a turn or change of speed; Rule 200 does not teach the observation asked here.

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