Hazard and Risk Perception
You are driving on a rural road and a tractor is blocking your path. What should you do?
- ○Overtake immediately on the grass verge
- ✓Stay well back, wait for a safe, clear, straight stretch before overtaking
- ○Sound the horn repeatedly to make the tractor pull in
- ○Flash your headlights and pull alongside
Correct answer
Stay well back, wait for a safe, clear, straight stretch before overtaking
Agricultural machinery is wide and slow. Drivers must be patient, stay back to see the road ahead, and only overtake on a straight, clear section with no oncoming traffic.
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