CERAD Theory Test - Human factors, Planning, and Hazards Questions With Verified Answers | LATEST UPDATE

CERAD Theory Test - Human factors, Planning, and Hazards Questions With Verified Answers | LATEST UPDATE What are the 4 levels of the driving task set out by the GDE? Human factors that affect your driving, the purpose and context of your journey, traffic situations, vehicle and vehicle control What are the qualities of a safe and competent driver? - Critical and honest self-awareness and understanding of your personal characteristics, attitudes and behaviour - Taking action to keep identified risks to a minimum - Awareness of your own limitations and those of the vehicle and the road - Awareness of the risks inherent in particular road and traffic situations - Concentration and good observation - Continuously matching the vehicle's direction and speed to the changing conditions - Skilful use of vehicle controls What does GDE stand for? European Goals for Driver Education How might personal characteristics affect your driving? Affects how you approach technical skills, use your vehicle, respond to traffic conditions and other road users, and deal with the demands of a particular journey and the job of driving. What is the most important skill of all? Your ability to honestly self-assess your own driving performance accurately and learn from experience What is the hierarchy of road users? Places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy. It does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly. What are the 3 core competencies that are the foundation of all driving? - The knowledge and skills to drive safely - An understanding of the factors that increase your risk of a collision - The ability to accurately assess your driving behaviour What are the task-specific competencies for ambulance drivers? Multi-tasking, attention distribution, situational awareness, alertness, anticipation, planning, making judgements What is situational awareness? Using all your senses to build up an accurate mental picture of the operational environment - It involves gathering, interpreting and using any relevant information to make sense of what's going on around you and what's likely to happen next, so you can make intelligent decisions and stay in control. When GDE refer to human factors, what exactly are they referring to? Personality, attitudes, state of minds, and emotions What are the most common causes of collisions? - Driver error or reaction (3 out of 4 collisions) - Action based on poor judgement (1 in 6) - Being careless, reckless or in a hurry ( 1 in 6) What are the most common driver errors? - Failure to look properly - Failure to judge the other person's path or speed - Loss of control 00:0203:58 3 in 4 collisions are caused by.... Driver error or reaction 1 in 6 collisions are caused by.... Action based on poor judgement 1 in 6 collisions are caused by.... Being careless, reckless or in a hurry What are the main actions based on poor judgement that contribute to collisions? - Travelling too fast for the conditions - Exceeding the speed limit - Following too close - Sudden braking Nearly _______ of drivers involved in a daylight collision with a motorcyclist fail to look properly and don't see the rider before the crash. This is often referred to as __________ SMIDSY (Sorry mate, I didn't see you) Who is most likely to be involved in a crash? Young drivers, particularly males Why are young drivers more likely than average to be involved in a collision? Failure to look properly, careless or reckless driving, loss of control of the vehicle, or travelling too fast for the conditions Who is more likely to be involved in a collision - people who drive at work or people who don't? People who drive at work