CERAD THEORY TEST - LAW
APPLIED TO AMBULANCE
DRIVING/EXEMPTIONS
What should you ask yourself before exercising any exemption? -
ANSWERS-- Is the vehicle suitable? (Any fault that results in the
emergency equipment being defective could render the vehicle
unsuitable)
- Does the nature of the call justify any exemption claimed? (This
could change during any journey)
- Can I justify the use of the vehicle's warning equipment? Can I
justify not using it?
- What intrusion is this emergency creating to local communities?
- What is the public perception of the actions I take? E.g., passing a
school at high speed at 'going home' time
Claiming an exemption is not an automatic right - true or false? -
ANSWERS-True
Which regulations detail the requirements for how and when motor
vehicles should be lit on public roads? - ANSWERS-- The Road
Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (+amendments made in 2005)
- The Road Vehicles Lighting and Good Vehicle (Plating and Testing)
Regulations 2009
,Drivers of emergency response vehicles must be aware of the rules of
the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 and the Road Vehicles
Lighting and Goods Vehicle (Plating and Testing) Regulations 2009 -
true or false? - ANSWERS-True
All lights, lamps lamps and reflectors must be clean and in full
working order. The only exemptions are when.... - ANSWERS-- The
light/lamp/reflector has stopped working on your current journey
- Arrangements have been made to remedy this defect
- You are towing a trailer with working lights (so your vehicle's
broken light/lamp/reflector cannot be seen)
What does the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (Section 16)
state about blue light fittings? - ANSWERS-No vehicle other than an
emergency vehicle shall be fitted with:
A) a blue warning beacon or special warning lamp, or B) a device that
resembles a blue warning beacon or a special warning lamp, whether
it is in working order or not.
As a driver of an emergency vehicle, we must be able to justify the
use of emergency warning equipment - true or false? - ANSWERS-
True
When can we use blue lights? - ANSWERS-- Responding to an
incident
- At the scene of an incident to warn of your presence
- To warn others of your approach or presence on the road
, - To let people know that there is a hazard on the road
- To facilitate the medical treatment of a patient with urgent need
What changes were made to the lighting regulations in 2005? -
ANSWERS-- Emergency vehicles are no longer defined as having to
have a motor thereby permitting non-motor emergency vehicles to use
blue flashing lights (e.g., cycles, electric vehicles)
- Flashing lights may be used on bicycles (1-4 flashes per second,
with an equal amount of time on and off, with a white light to the
front and red to the rear)
- The exemption for the use of blue flashing lights for a bicycle is now
extended
Which regulations detail the correct and proper use of retro-reflective
material? - ANSWERS-- Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
(Part 2 of Schedule 17 and 18)
- Deregulation Act 2015
Statutory ambulance service vehicles are permitted to use what colour
rear reflectors? - ANSWERS-Red, yellow or orange
Vehicles owned by a statutory ambulance service OR held on a
lease/hire agreement by them should have what colour side reflectors?
- ANSWERS-Amber, yellow, green or white, or if within 1m of the
rear then red
APPLIED TO AMBULANCE
DRIVING/EXEMPTIONS
What should you ask yourself before exercising any exemption? -
ANSWERS-- Is the vehicle suitable? (Any fault that results in the
emergency equipment being defective could render the vehicle
unsuitable)
- Does the nature of the call justify any exemption claimed? (This
could change during any journey)
- Can I justify the use of the vehicle's warning equipment? Can I
justify not using it?
- What intrusion is this emergency creating to local communities?
- What is the public perception of the actions I take? E.g., passing a
school at high speed at 'going home' time
Claiming an exemption is not an automatic right - true or false? -
ANSWERS-True
Which regulations detail the requirements for how and when motor
vehicles should be lit on public roads? - ANSWERS-- The Road
Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (+amendments made in 2005)
- The Road Vehicles Lighting and Good Vehicle (Plating and Testing)
Regulations 2009
,Drivers of emergency response vehicles must be aware of the rules of
the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 and the Road Vehicles
Lighting and Goods Vehicle (Plating and Testing) Regulations 2009 -
true or false? - ANSWERS-True
All lights, lamps lamps and reflectors must be clean and in full
working order. The only exemptions are when.... - ANSWERS-- The
light/lamp/reflector has stopped working on your current journey
- Arrangements have been made to remedy this defect
- You are towing a trailer with working lights (so your vehicle's
broken light/lamp/reflector cannot be seen)
What does the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (Section 16)
state about blue light fittings? - ANSWERS-No vehicle other than an
emergency vehicle shall be fitted with:
A) a blue warning beacon or special warning lamp, or B) a device that
resembles a blue warning beacon or a special warning lamp, whether
it is in working order or not.
As a driver of an emergency vehicle, we must be able to justify the
use of emergency warning equipment - true or false? - ANSWERS-
True
When can we use blue lights? - ANSWERS-- Responding to an
incident
- At the scene of an incident to warn of your presence
- To warn others of your approach or presence on the road
, - To let people know that there is a hazard on the road
- To facilitate the medical treatment of a patient with urgent need
What changes were made to the lighting regulations in 2005? -
ANSWERS-- Emergency vehicles are no longer defined as having to
have a motor thereby permitting non-motor emergency vehicles to use
blue flashing lights (e.g., cycles, electric vehicles)
- Flashing lights may be used on bicycles (1-4 flashes per second,
with an equal amount of time on and off, with a white light to the
front and red to the rear)
- The exemption for the use of blue flashing lights for a bicycle is now
extended
Which regulations detail the correct and proper use of retro-reflective
material? - ANSWERS-- Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
(Part 2 of Schedule 17 and 18)
- Deregulation Act 2015
Statutory ambulance service vehicles are permitted to use what colour
rear reflectors? - ANSWERS-Red, yellow or orange
Vehicles owned by a statutory ambulance service OR held on a
lease/hire agreement by them should have what colour side reflectors?
- ANSWERS-Amber, yellow, green or white, or if within 1m of the
rear then red
