1.Blind spots are areas outside the vision of the mirrors on both sides and beind you.
2. You must check blind spots regulary.
3. You must not overtake another vehicle on the road shoulders.
4.When entering a junction, you must check for vehicles coming from both sides of the road.
5.Sudden and violent braking can cause:
a.Skidding
b.Un necessarywear and tear of the vehicle.
6. Factors that have bad influence on driver's
driving skills
a. Strong emotions
b. Fatigue
c. Drugs
7. Five Rules of observations:
a. Look far aheead
b. Keep your eyes moving
c. Get an overall picture
d. Make sure others can see you
e. Leave yourself margin for a safe escape
8. Good driving attitudes:
a. The driver has concern for the life and property of others
b. The driver acts defensively in order not to be involved in or cause accidents
c. The driver does not enforce his or her rights by force.
9. Three point turn or turning on the road
10. Types of parking:
Perpendicular Parking Reverse Parking Parallel Parking
11. DO NOT overtake another vehicle when driving uphill
12. Roads are for motor Vehicles
13. Damaged body is not a fault in a vehicle
14. The Malawi Road Traffic act, 1997 states that no one must drive or attempt to drive a motor
vehicle when he or she is under the influence of alcohol which exceeds 0.08g/100ml of blood.
15. When driving at night, shift to alow beam of approximately 100- 200 metres behind the vehicle
ahead of you.
16. The correct pressure in the tyre should be
19. To stop the vehicle you must use (9)
A B C
17. To give warning to others use (11) 20. What control is used when going into a sharp turn?
Answer: 1,3,4,5,6,8,9 and 10 only
18. To ensure that your parked vehicle doesn't move, use (7) 21. When changing gear use (6 and 8)
22. THe following distance behind another vehicle is 2 seconds
23. STOPING DISTANCE is the total distance needed to stop a vehicle including the distance to react
and the distance to brake.
24. RESPONCE DISTANCE is the distance travelled during reaction time.
25. BRAKING DISTANCE is the distance travelled from the moment the driver applies the brakes until
the vehicle has come to a full stop.
26. ClassA roads are roads that connects one district centre to another.
27. When driving in a dual carriage way, one should shift lanes well in advance.
28. When driving in a dual carriage way, one should not shift lanes erratically.
29. When there is a fault in the braking system, the brake pedal almost goes to the floor boards.
30. A fault in the steering wheel, the steering wheel does not return at the centre by itself.
31. When skidding, release the accelerator and depress the clutch and not the brake.
32. Aquaplanning is the formation of water between the road and the tyres where there is no direct
contact between the road and the tyres.
33. At an accident scene, one should slow down and provide assistance.
34. From the picture below
A = Observe A
B = Decide B
C = Act C
35. Prepare for a lane shift well in advance
36. Shift lanes properly
37. When moving at a bend, one should slow down.
38. This type of tyre should under no any circumstance be used on the road
39.From the picture below :
A B C
The vehicle is turning left when leaving the round about
40. Hand signals:
Slowing down Turning Right Turning left
41. You must stop the vehicle at this traffic light
Red
Yellow
Green
