Night Driving:

 

(KeyStart® thoroughly recommends carrying a spare bulb kit)

 

• Vehicle lighting and use:

 

• Importance of headlights:
•        Clean
•        Correctly operating
•        Correctly adjusted (MOT test will highlight inaccuracies)
• To suit prevailing road, weather and traffic conditions (not main beam with oncoming traffic at night)
• Knowing when to use your lights and why.
• Legal aspects of fog (rear) and driving lights (front)
• Dazzle avoidance front and rear and what to do.
• Awareness of half light (twilight) and the transition effects at dusk and dawn.

 

Speed and stopping distances:

 

• Pulling up within sight range safely
• Adjust your speed to suit various road conditions
• Adjust your speed to suit various weather conditions
• Adjust your speed to suit wet conditions especially after a prolonged period of dry weather.
• Adjust your speed to suit visibility
• Adjust your speed to suit when in unfamiliar territory.

 Visibility seeing and reacting safely:

 

• Safety checks:
•    Windscreen and windows
•    Clean all round lights and reflectors where applicable.
• Awareness and correct reaction to pedestrians with or without reflective clothing.
• Cyclist with or without lights and/or with or without reflective clothing
• Intelligent prediction (anticipation): e.g. Pubs & clubs, poorly lit areas.
• The difference from lighted streets to those that are unlighted and the resultant transition effect.
• Defensive driving when being dazzled (be prepared to slow or stop).
• Wet roads and reacting to both dazzle and glare especially on quicker roads and around corners.