Driving and the Environment
‘Eco-safe driving’:
Transport is an essential part of modern life but it has environmental effects. In heavily populated areas traffic is the biggest source of air pollution.
Eco-safe driving and riding reduces emissions and can make a surprising difference to local air quality. ​
You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.
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You should always reduce your speed when: ​
· the road layout or condition presents hazards, such as bends, sharing the road with pedestrians, cyclists and cattle; particularly children, and motorcyclists weather conditions makes it safer to do so.
• driving at night as it is more difficult to see other road users​
Enhanced hazard perception and awareness skills:
• Selective use of gears
• Progressive use of accelerator
• Compliance with speed limits
• Utilization of engine braking/torque
• Carrying unnecessary weight
• Route planning
Hazard Awareness/
Planning ​
Identify hazards in a timely manner allowing adequate time to respond.
As a result braking and acceleration are smooth and progressive.
Compliance with
Speed limits
·Comply with all posted and national speed limits.
·Ensure that speed is always appropriate to road, traffic and weather conditions
Starting and moving away
· Start engine without excessive use of accelerator.
· Move away from stops smoothly.
· Use the accelerator in a smooth manner, co-ordinated with other controls.
Demonstrate good acceleration sense.
Use of accelerator
· Use the accelerator during in normal driving in a smooth manner, co-ordinated with other controls.
· Demonstrates good acceleration sense.
Gear selection
· Use gears sensibly and efficiently.
· The vehicle is always traveling in an appropriate gear for road and traffic conditions.
· Use gears selectively (up and down) and selects highest suitable gear as soon as possible, without causing engine to labour.
Engine power/torque
· Take advantage of the effects of engine braking when appropriate.
· Take advantage of the power/torque characteristics of a modern engine.
·Utilize higher gears at lower engine speeds, when negotiating hazards, without causing engine to labour.