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Look - Assess - Decide - Act
While carrying out the hazard routine you must keep a constant look-out for other road users so that you have all the information you need to make the correct decisions about your intended actions.
This is especially important before moving off, changing lanes or moving from one road into another.
Even though you will be doing all that is required to warn and inform others of your intended manoeuvre there might be times when you make mistakes - or when other road users are not paying as much attention as they should be.
The Driving Standards Agency suggests that you take great care when finishing your manoeuvre ...
Look: Is there anyone who I will affect. You are not only looking for cars, trucks and busses. You are also looking for pedestrians (especially the old and the young), cyclists and motorcyclists. Assess: What are the other road users doing and how will your actions affect them? Decide: Base you decision to wait or proceed on the information you have gathered. You must not cause anyone else to speed up, slow down, swerve out of the way or take any other evasive action. Act: Be positive! When you have made your decision, act on it. Hesitant actions confuse others on the road and can be as much of a danger as speeding! |
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