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If you're tempted to take risks in an emergency, you should __________
and think about....
Stop, the consequences for yourself and other people if you crash and fail to
arrive
What does 'red mist' mean?
Your attention is not on your driving but on some specific goal; you've
become emotionally and physiologically caught up in the incident.
What is 'red mist'?
Describes the state of mind of drivers who become determined to achieve
some objective on the journey (e.g., catching the vehicle in front, getting to
an incident in the shortest possible time etc.) Fixed attention on a particular
goal can lead to blindness to other potential hazards such as pedestrians or
other vehicles at intersections - true or false?
True
What is the key to preventing 'red mist'?
Concentrate on the driving task in hand
What are some steps you can take to help prevent 'red mist'?
- Don't get into a personality conflict with another road user - Be
dispassionate and concentrate on your driving (use neutral, non-
aggressive language to describe other road users to yourself/others)
,- Don't try and imagine what you'll find at the incident - assess the situation
when you get there
- Concentrate on driving - talking yourself through the hazards
you can identify can help you to focus on the driving task and
, keep negative emotions under control
You should at for a cycle of _____________ and
_____________, and ______________________ and
__________________ for continuous improvement in your driving
competence.
Training and practice, self-assessment and feedback
To become a better driver, you need to understand your own vulnerability,
know the limits of your driving capabilities and recognise the human factors
that affect your safety - true or false?
True
RTC's are the biggest risk to work-related death and injury - true or false?
True
Only ___% of accidents are due to lack of skill 5
___% of crashes are due to human factors
10
It takes ___ years to begin to establish experience
3
The severity of RTC's are not linked to lack of skill, but due to.......
Human factors
What are the causes of collisions?
Errors, lapses, violations
Failure to update information when driving will increase your risk of an RTC
by ___%
95
It takes __-__ seconds to process and update information 3, 5