Basic Knowledge -6- Road User Awareness - Level 2

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Category: Basic Knowledge -6- Road User Awareness - Level 2

You are driving a vehicle. How will you behave towards older or frail road users (especially pedestrians)?

I especially observe the behavior of these people and will brake if necessary

I definitely trust that these people will behave in accordance with traffic rules

I try to warn such people with horn or flash signals

I drive so that I can compensate for any mistakes by these road users

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Why are older people particularly at risk in road traffic?

Because they are often overwhelmed by the difficult-to-oversee situations of modern traffic

Because their sight and hearing are often impaired

Because their physical mobility is often limited

Because they have too little experience

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How do you behave in this situation?

I drive at a speed allowing me to stop within my visible range

I pay particular attention to the behavior of the children

I concentrate on oncoming traffic

I approach while braking so that I can stop in front of the children

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You are approaching a stationary vehicle with its hazard warning lights on. What can this indicate?

The driver is indicating that they want to park

The vehicle in front of me is warning me about a traffic jam

It may be a school transport

The vehicle may have a breakdown

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You are driving in an urban area. How do you behave in this situation?

I brake and allow the bus to pull out of the stop

I accelerate so as not to delay the bus unnecessarily

I activate the left indicator and change to the left lane

I honk to draw the bus driver's attention to me

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Why are children particularly at risk in road traffic?

Because due to their height they cannot oversee traffic situations

Because they often do not yet know the traffic rules or cannot apply them correctly

Because they are easily distracted and therefore often pay little attention to traffic

Because they often act spontaneously and cannot properly assess dangers

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What dangers must you expect here?

If I have to brake, a longer braking distance is to be expected due to the poor road surface

The children could ride onto the roadway

A child could stumble and fall onto the roadway

A door of the parked car could suddenly be opened

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You are driving here at about 30 km/h. How do you behave?

I stop behind the bus

I honk and pass as quickly as possible

I honk and carefully pass the bus

I reduce my speed and slowly pass the bus on the left with sufficient lateral distance

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You are driving a vehicle. How will you behave towards children?

I drive so that I can compensate for any mistakes by children

I trust that children will always definitely behave correctly

I expect that children will not behave according to the danger of a situation

I watch the children especially. If necessary, I brake or stop

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You are driving at about 30 km/h. Why must you stop here?

Because I must expect that the child might suddenly run across the road

Because I must expect that the accompanying person might suddenly run to the child

Because children are exempt from the principle of trust

Because I must allow children to cross the road unobstructed, even if there is no pedestrian crossing

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You notice that an emergency vehicle is approaching from behind. How do you behave?

I ignore the emergency vehicle

I make room for the emergency vehicle so that I can follow immediately behind it

I must drive ahead of the emergency vehicle regardless of speed limits

I make room for the emergency vehicle

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You are approaching an intersection with green light. An emergency vehicle has just stopped in the cross street before the intersection. What dangers must you expect?

If I brake suddenly, a following vehicle could rear-end me

The emergency vehicle could enter the intersection against the red light

No special dangers, since the emergency vehicle definitely has to wait

When the emergency vehicle drives, other vehicles may immediately follow

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What dangers can occur when you pass this scheduled bus?

Due to the bus, I can only observe the pedestrian crossing to a limited extent

I must expect the car in front of me to make an emergency stop

The bus might pull out of the stop

Pedestrians might cross the road right in front of the bus

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When may you use the hazard warning lights?

When I want to warn other drivers of a radar check

When my vehicle poses a danger to following traffic

When I want to warn following vehicles of a traffic jam

When I have a breakdown

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How can you tell that children are getting on or off this school bus?

By the fact that the hazard warning lights of the bus are switched on

By the fact that the additional warning lights of the bus are switched on

By the orange sign on the bus

By the fact that a stop sign is extended on the bus

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Basic Knowledge -6- Road User Awareness – Level 2