Driving Skills
Below are our 11 articles in the 'driving skills' category:
More and more people in the UK are choosing to take the Advanced Driving Test with the aim of becoming better, safer drivers.
According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) who have ...
Learning some basic essential driving skills will enable most drivers to enjoy safe driving for life. This article outlines some of the key aspects in becoming a better driver and making our roads ...
How defensive driving techniques can help to keep you safe on the roads and understanding how emotions and mind altering substances can affect your ability to drive. The penalty points system and ...
Different types of weather can lead to very difficult and treacherous driving conditions.
Here are some tips on how to stay safe in extreme weather conditions:
Heavy Rain
It rains so ...
On a daily basis, each of us will undertake some form of hazard perception - be it making sure that we can see that there are no children or animals playing the road before we drive along it, or ...
Though they may seem like relics of a bygone age, there are still over 9000 level crossings in use in Britain today. Together, they represent a significant safety hazard. Between 2003 and 2004, 33 ...
So you've just passed your driving test. You've ripped up the L-plates and you're going out on the road for the first time alone. It's exciting and it's fun but for some it can be terrifying. It's ...
Road markings are as important as road signs and give us information about the roads we are traveling on and the actions we should or should not be taking. Read on to find out what these marking ...
Driving is a very different experience depending on the circumstances around your journey. If the weather is very bad or you are on an irregular surface - such as sand then the way you drive and ...
Tiredness
Probably the most under-rated of driving distractions, driving while tired can be extremely dangerous.
In fact 20% of the accidents that happen on the UK's motorways occur because ...
When the Romans came to town, amongst the other things they got up to, they put up stone columns throughout their vast empire telling everyone how far away Rome was. This tradition was carried on and ...
