Motorway Driving – Advanced Hazard Awareness and Planning.
Other road users:
Check for movements of the head – indicating they may change lanes.
Driving Style – take a mental note of any erratic or poor display of driving skill of drivers around you.
Brake Lights – look way beyond the car in front, and keep an eye out for any brake lights appearing. Aim to plan and react well before the driver in front of you has.
If you are in the right lane position yourself slightly over to the right to enable a clearer view of the cars up the line – you will be able to anticipate a reduction in speed often long before the driver in front of you has seen any brake lights.
Safety Gap – Be aware of vehicles closing in on, or driving too close to the vehicle in front. They may pull out to overtake at the last minute. If you have already moved out to overtake they could be a hazard to you.
Leaving the Motorway – Be aware some drivers may be unsure if they need to leave at a particular junction, and will sometimes make erratic moves at the last minute. Keep updating your mental notes on drivers around you and anticipate.
Joining the Motorway – Some drivers may not be aware that they have to give way to traffic on the motorway, some may be overly cautions. Make sure you are not in a drivers blind spot when they are joining a motorway. If they are hesitating, either check mirrors and move to lane two or check mirrors and slow down to let them in.
Tailgating – If someone is tailgating when you are in lanes two or three, move over as soon as it is safe. Whatever lane you are in, increase the distance between you and the vehicle in front to compensate for their poor judgement.
Tailgating should be avoided encase the driver in front of you brakes heavily. Also, by leaving a good gap means you have acceleration space available should you need to quickly speed up to avoid danger from behind.
