Revision question · Band 4 publications, instructional techniques

You're teaching a pupil to move off from the side of the road. Why should you teach them to look around?

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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To check that there's nothing in the blind spot

Because the mirrors may not be adjusted properly

To avoid failing their driving test

To check for road signs and speed limits

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To check that there's nothing in the blind spotThis was the right answer

It's important that instructors explain that safety checks aren't just a test requirement but are a vital part of keeping safe on the road. Explaining the reasons behind safety checks should help pupils to think for themselves and become safe drivers.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 159Highway Code rule · Teach continuous all-round observation and control through moving-off, turning and reversing manoeuvres.Rule 200Highway Code rule · Teach continuous all-round observation and control through moving-off, turning and reversing manoeuvres.Rule 202Highway Code rule · Teach continuous all-round observation and control through moving-off, turning and reversing manoeuvres.

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