Safety and your vehicle - Part 2

When is fuel consumption at its highest?

• When you're braking

• When you're coasting

• When you're accelerating

• When you're turning sharply

If you're involved in a collision, what will reduce the risk of neck injury?

• An air-sprung seat

• Anti-lock brakes

• A collapsible steering wheel

• A properly adjusted head restraint

How should you drive when you're driving along a road that has humps?

• Maintain a reduced speed throughout

• Accelerate quickly between the humps

• Always keep to the maximum legal speed

• Drive slowly at school times only

What's most likely to waste fuel?

• Reducing your speed

• Driving on motorways

• Using different brands of fuel

• Under-inflated tyres

What's the safest thing to do if you have to leave valuables in your car?

• Put them in a carrier bag

• Park near a school entrance

• Lock them out of sight

• Park near a bus stop

How can you reduce the environmental harm caused by your motor vehicle?

• Only use it for short journeys

• Don't service it

• Drive faster than normal

• Keep engine revs low

What can you expect if you drive using rapid acceleration and heavy braking?

• Reduced pollution

• Increased fuel consumption

• Reduced exhaust emissions

• Increased road safety

You're having difficulty finding a parking space in a busy town. Can you park on the zigzag lines of a zebra crossing?

• No, not unless you stay with your car

• Yes, in order to drop off a passenger

• Yes, if you don't block people from crossing

• No, not under any circumstances

How will your journey be affected by travelling outside the busy times of day?

• Your journey will use more fuel

• Your journey will take longer

• Your journey will be more hazardous

• Your journey will have fewer delays

When are you not allowed to sound your vehicle's horn?

• Between 10pm and 6am in a built up area

• At any time in a built up area

• Between 11.30pm and 7am in a built up area

• Between 11.30om and 6am on any road