How do I Start?

Hazard Recognition
As an advanced driver you will be expected to search for information in the near, middle and far distant views. Advanced drivers look for and see more than other drivers and so have more information on which to plan their driving. Allowing them to look ahead and cover a much wider field of view. They are always looking for clues to enable them to anticipate the actions of other road users.

The examiner will want to see evidence that you are doing this. Even in congested traffic advanced drivers will always be using observation to form a driving plan, looking far enough ahead so that they are not forced into an unplanned action or a move out of sequence in the system. It is not enough merely to acknowledge a change, but how this is being analysed and ordered in developing a driving plan.

If you wish to give a commentary the examiner will be pleased for you to do so though this is not essential. The examiner may ask you to think aloud for a few minutes and this will help him to judge your observation and planning.

Spotting Hazards?
Click on the next page to practice your commentary skills or to improve your hazard recognition skills. Look at the screen for 20 seconds and see how many you can identify, and when you are ready click on the link at the bottom of the screen to compare your answers.