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Revision question · Vehicle handling
You have checked that a ford is shallow and safe for your vehicle to cross. How should you drive through it?
Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.
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Switch on your hazard warning lights
Use a low gear and drive slowly
Use a high gear to prevent wheelspin
Switch on your windscreen wipers
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Use a low gear and drive slowlyThis was the right answer
Check water depth, current and your vehicle’s limits before entering a ford. If you are unsure, take another route; deep or fast-flowing water can sweep a vehicle away. Only when it is safe, use a low gear and drive slowly and steadily. Afterwards, check the brakes gently in a safe place.
Reviewed reading for this question
A ford is not always safe to crossReviewed guidance summary · The archived low-gear answer is taught with the essential prior decision about whether crossing is safe.Low gear and a steady walking paceReviewed guidance summary · The archived low-gear answer is taught with the essential prior decision about whether crossing is safe.