Quiz: Defensive Driver Certification
You've learned the 3-second rule, hazard perception, blind spots, and road rage management. A defensive driver doesn't just react to danger — they see it coming and make choices that keep it from arriving. Five questions stand between you and your Defensive Driver Certification.
You are travelling at 100 km/h behind another car on a dry national highway. Using the 3-second rule, what is the minimum safe following distance?
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You cannot see the face of a truck driver in their side mirrors as you travel alongside their trailer. What does this mean?
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Using the SIPDE method, you spot a dog near the roadside 150 metres ahead. What is the immediate next step after Scanning and Identifying it?
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A driver behind you is aggressive and starts following you closely after a minor incident on the road. You are on a highway 20 km from home. What should you do?
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It is raining heavily and you are driving at 80 km/h on a state highway. Applying the correct following distance rule, how many seconds gap should you maintain?
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- ✓3-second rule is time-based: at 100 km/h that is ~83 metres — not a fixed car-length count.
- ✓Truck blind spot: if you can't see their face in the mirror, they can't see you. Move.
- ✓SIPDE: Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute — act before hazards become emergencies.
- ✓Road rage: never go home when being followed. Drive to a police station. Call 112.
- ✓Rain: double your following distance to 6 seconds — stopping distance increases 30–50%.
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