RoADTest Modules
Each driver must reach a competent standard and knowledge on each of the following modules before proceeding to the test. Each driver will be assessed at the end of each training day to establish the likely training requirements. This continuous assessment approach allows for flexibility to cater for those drivers who have undertaken previous driver training.
The RoADTest Modules
- Understand the objectives
- Understand what the test involves
- Appreciate the benefits
The Driver
- Driving licence – vehicle category and expiry date recorded
- Eyesight check – Satisfy Driving Standards Agency check
- Understand what affects our ability to drive safely
- Stress
- Alcohol and drugs
- Over the counter medication
- Fatigue
- Mobile phones and everyday distractions
The Vehicle
- Understand the importance of POWDER checks
- Petrol
- Oil
- Water
- Damage
- Electrics
- Rubber (tyres)
Pre Drive Checks
- Understand the importance and relevance of pre drive checks
- Route planning
- ‘Cockpit check’
- Posture and deportment
System of car control
- Understand what is it and how to apply it
- Understand the benefits of the five phases:
- Information
- Position
- Speed
- Gear
- Acceleration
Observation and hazard perception
- How to observe by using scanning techniques
- How to ‘read’ the road
- Applying observation links
- Developing good hazard perception skills
Positioning
- Understand and recognise the benefits of appropriate positioning
- Positioning for bends
- Positioning for hazards
Cornering
- Understand the principles and maintenance of stability
- Understand the forces involved
- Applying the system of car control
- Using ‘limit points’ to assess a bend
Overtaking
- Planning and observation
- Understand where not to overtake
- Understand key safety points
- Applying the system of car control
Parking and manoeuvring
- Understand the dangers of reversing
- Understand the costs of damage repairs
- Understand how to reduce the risk of being hit whilst parked
- Understand best practice
- How to parallel park
- How to reverse park in bays
Motorway driving
- Joining and exiting a motorway
- Lane discipline
- Understand the benefits of an appropriate following distance
- Positioning for maximum safety
- Identify high risk locations
- What to do in the event of a breakdown
Personal security
- Understand the threat of being assaulted for both men and women
- What to do if being followed whilst driving
- How to identify where best to park
- Security of the vehicle and contents
Highway Code and motoring matters
- Prepare for multiple theory test
- Identify and learn key Highway Code knowledge
- Understand the safety features fitted to your vehicle
- Accurately identify the meaning of road signs and markings
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