Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3. What should you particularly watch for when passing?

Whether further oncoming traffic appears

Whether someone is getting into one of the vehicles parked on the left edge of the road

Whether another vehicle is currently overtaking me

Whether pedestrians emerge from behind the truck

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3 at about 100 km/h. How will you behave if you want to continue on the motorway?

I pay particular attention to the behavior of the car driving ahead of me

I increase the distance to the car driving ahead of me

I look in the left mirror to see if vehicles are being steered from the left lane of the motorway to the right onto the deceleration lane to the rest area

I immediately brake to 50 km/h

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. The female cyclist is riding at about 15 km/h. Why should you follow about 3 seconds behind the cyclist until an opportunity for safe overtaking arises?

Because I cannot maintain sufficient lateral safety distance when overtaking

Because following at very close distance could be threatening to the cyclist

Because cyclists are always at considerable risk of falling

Because following at very close distance could cause a strong feeling of insecurity in the cyclist

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. What must you pay attention to when you want to change from the left back to the right lane here after overtaking the cyclist?

I note that in a wide-angle mirror I can only poorly estimate spatially whether my bus has already moved sufficiently far past the cyclist

I look in the right rearview mirrors before changing lanes

I switch on the right indicator before changing lanes

I count 2 seconds after starting to overtake. After that, I can definitely change back to the right lane

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. Why are you allowed to pass on the left lane in this situation?

Because no person is available to guide

Because no oncoming traffic is obstructed

Because this keeps traffic flowing

Because this is a street in an urban area

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. The female cyclist is riding at about 15 km/h. How should you behave in this situation?

I honk

I follow about 1 second behind the cyclist until an opportunity for safe overtaking arises

I follow about 5 m behind the cyclist until an opportunity for safe overtaking arises

I follow about 3 seconds behind the cyclist until an opportunity for safe overtaking arises

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3 at about 60 km/h. How should you behave when passing the tractor?

I pass at 50 km/h to 60 km/h. This definitely allows me to quickly change back to the right lane if oncoming traffic appears

I must change to the left lane to maintain sufficient lateral safety distance

I pass at walking speed and ready to brake. This allows me to stop immediately if oncoming traffic appears

When passing, I watch whether people appear behind the tractor

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. The cyclist is riding at about 15 km/h. How should you behave in this situation if you want to overtake the cyclist?

I change to the left lane to maintain sufficient lateral safety distance from the cyclist

I honk before overtaking the cyclist because he is on the phone

I look in the left mirrors and then set the left indicator if I am not being overtaken myself

I am not allowed to overtake but must wait until the cyclist stops or turns into another street

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. How should you behave in this situation?

I drive over the solid lines to the left and pass the truck with about 1 m lateral distance

I stop before the truck and honk so that the loading activity is finished quickly

I stop before the truck and wait until it continues after finishing the loading activity

When passing, I especially watch the area in front of the truck and watch whether pedestrians appear

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a double-decker bus of vehicle class M3 at about 40 km/h. How should you behave in this situation?

I brake to about 15 km/h and swerve right into the cross street

I steer to the right toward the curb and continue at about 60 km/h

I brake to about 10 km/h and swerve right over the curb into the meadow

I steer to the right toward the edge of the road and stop before the cross street

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3 at about 100 km/h. What particular dangers must you expect here if you want to continue on the motorway?

Overtaking vehicles could be surprisingly steered from the left lane of the motorway to the right onto the deceleration lane to the rest area right in front of me

The car ahead of me could already be braked hard before it changes onto the deceleration lane to the rest area

The car ahead of me could be braked hard when it is on the deceleration lane to the rest area

No particular dangers are to be expected here

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3 at about 60 km/h. How should you behave in this situation?

I brake before the tractor and wait until the oncoming cyclist is no longer endangered during a lane change. If necessary, I stop before the tractor

Before changing lanes to the left, I switch on the indicator

I change to the left lane now and pass the tractor

Before changing lanes to the left, I make sure that I am not being overtaken

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a double-decker bus of vehicle class M3. Why should you stop at the right edge of the road before the cross street in this situation?

Because otherwise there is a danger of damaging the traffic sign on the left

Because the road is too narrow for a safe encounter with the oncoming truck

Because otherwise there is a danger of an accident with the oncoming truck

Because the cyclist could be endangered

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving here with a bus of vehicle class M3. How should you behave?

I stop and wait until the oncoming car has passed

After the oncoming car has passed, I pass the truck at walking speed

After the oncoming car has passed, I pass the truck at 20 km/h to 30 km/h

I stop and only continue when the truck has driven away

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Category: Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention - Level 4

You are driving a regular service bus of vehicle class M3. The cyclist is riding at about 15 km/h. Why should you maintain at least 3 seconds safety distance behind the cyclist in this situation?

Because my bus would skid when braking

Because my bus does not brake as well as the cyclist

Because there is increased risk of falling for the cyclist due to the weather

Because the cyclist could feel threatened if I follow too closely

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Class D -6- Hazard Awareness, Hazard Prevention – Level 4