Lesson 7 | Fill in the blanks 61 to 70

You never drive while you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The test for drug and alcohol use at the roadside to catch those who break the law. If you are prescription medicine you must check with your doctor that it is safe for you to drive.

You to know about and follow the laws on the safe use of vehicles e.g. laws that require you to have , a current MOT certificate, a driving licence, wear a seatbelt and not drive a vehicle.

All drivers make sure that their vehicle is to the required standard. It is important that you are aware of the rules passengers wearing seatbelts in PHVs.

Drivers are for making sure that all children under 14 years of age wear seatbelts or sit in an child car seat. If the correct child car seat is not available, children can travel one but only if they travel on a rear seat:

If you fail to obey any of the above , you may get a fixed penalty notice (FPN) or be prosecuted – this can in a fine and penalty points on your licence. It may also result in you being banned from . You could also lose your PHV driver’s licence.

Be aware of pedestrians stepping into the road and give way to pedestrians on side roads.  Be aware of cyclists times but especially when you are turning, in slow moving traffic or when you are pulling away from traffic lights. Make sure you give enough room when you overtake them.

must be kept clean and free from obstructions to vision’. That means you should not put or fix anything onto your windscreen that will stop you being able to see the road ahead. This mobile phones, sat navs and other devices that will your vision.

If you put a cradled device (such as a mobile phone or sat nav) on the area on your windscreen that is by your windscreen (known as the ‘swept area’), you are committing an offence. If you are prosecuted, you may be fined and get penalty points on your licence.

Driving conditions can change quickly and dangers such as suddenly in front of you, or bikes coming out of side streets, mean you need to have a clear of the road.

If your is covered in devices, you increase your chances of getting distracted or not dangers in time to avoid them. You must sure that you put any devices in positions that do not reduce how much you can see.