Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

Your pupil is driving in a stream of traffic. You see this sign ahead. What advice should you give to your pupil?

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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Keep well back from the vehicle in front

Slow down at once by braking sharply

Look out for water on the roads

Slow down and try your brakes

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Keep well back from the vehicle in frontThis was the right answer

Loose gravel or chippings can easily be thrown up by vehicles' tyres. At roadworks or on newly surfaced roads, check your speed and keep a good distance away from vehicles ahead to avoid any flying chippings.

Reviewed reading for this question

Know Your Traffic Signs: sign shapes and meaningsReviewed guidance summary · The loose-chippings artwork was inspected. The corrected rectangular “Max speed 20” plate is advisory; reduce speed for thrown stones, reduced grip and vulnerable users.

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