Introduction¶

Skills Required¶

• Car control
• Visual scanning
• Identifying and weighing risk
• Thinking & responding
• Making decisions

Road User¶

Anyone using the road

• People
• Pedestrians
• Children
• Cyclists/Motorcyclists
• People of determination
• Emergency vehicles
• Official vehicles
• Police
• Ambulance
• Fire Engine

• Military vehicles

• Vehicles

• Cars
• Trucks
• Trams

Attitude in Driving¶

Difficult in UAE due to people of different nations, making it hard to predict their move

Responsibility to be positive and ensure everyone’s safety

• Most traffic violations like beating the red light is usually caused by bad attitude of the driver
• Flashing headlights to intimidate others increases risk of crash
• Proper use of indicator provides allows other drivers to react appropriately
• Driving too fast for the situation is an unacceptable driving behavior

Always give way¶

• Pedestrians

• Emergency vehicles

• 	They will use
  Highways	Fast lane
  Congested highways	Emergency yellow area
  Internal roads	Between vehicles
  Junction	Between vehicles
  Junction with red light	Move to the side without crossing the signal
  Roundabouts	Do not enter If you are already inside, keep moving and move to the right lane once exited

• Tram

IDK

• Do not follow emergency vehicles
• Do not use emergency yellow area (road shoulders)
• People walking along or crossing the roads should be considered as among the many hazards on the road
• When dealing with pedestrian, drivers must give way, always
• When approaching a pedestrian crossing where pedestrians are present, drivers must stop and give way to pedestrians
• You are causing an obstruction to the tram and can attract fines if Stopping or parking near the tram track, and/or Littering or fixing any hoarding at the tram track.

Watch out¶

• Children: Do unexpected things
• People of determination vehicles
• School busses: Slow down, stop and wait till the bus starts moving
• Busses and taxi lanes
• Motorcyclist and cyclist: When drivers making right turns should watch out for cyclists
• Animals: unpredictable; Camels
• Do not horn as they cause them to run

Areas

• Residential areas
• Mosques
• Playgrounds
• Shops
• Shopping malls
• Parks
• School areas

Guideline (SSS)

• Space: 1.5m
• Speed: Slow down
• Sound: Lightly sound horn

Weird Areas¶

Slip lane: free-right separated from main road by a traffic island

‘Bicycle Shared Starting’ Marking’

‘Bicycle Shared Ending Marking’

Insurance¶

Parties¶

1. Insurer
2. Owner of vehicle and insurance policy
3. Other vehicle involved in car accident

Policies¶

• Comprehensive/Full: All damage cost covered by insurance for both second and third party
• TPL (Third Party Liability): Will only cover damage cost for third party; second party will be responsible for bearing their own costs

Conditions where insurance does not cover

• Driver under influence of alcohol/sedative medicine
• When driving different vehicle category without license
• When driving vehicle in a country where insurance does not cover
• When driver is driving without specs for whom it is mandatory as mentioned in license

Consequences of accidents¶

• Fatalities
• Serious injuries
• Vehicle damage
• Property damage
• Vehicle reparation
• Problems from vehicle insurance
• Fines

Vehicle Safety Features¶

• Seat belt
• Child restraint system add-on
• Baby seats
  • Rear-facing
  • It provides more protection to baby head because neck is not fully developed and it is more vulnerable to the forces during brake or collision
  • <1 yr
  • <13 kg
  • <65 cm
  • Integral harness
• Child seat
  • Forward-facing
  • 1>4 yrs
  • 9-18 kg
  • 65-95 cm
  • Internal harness
• Booster Seat
  • 4-6 yrs
  • 15-25 kg
  • 95-125 cm
• Booster cushion
  • 6-11 yrs
  • 22-36 kg
  • 125-140 cm
• Airbags: Designed to protect adults; children must be kept away
• SRS (Supplement Restraint System)
• Only effective when used with seat belts
• Distance between face and steering wheel should be >25 cm
• Head restraint: Prevents whiplash injury
• Distance between head and restraint should be <10cm
• Crumble zone

Driver Assistance Systems¶

• Conventional Cruise Control
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Intelligent Speed Assistance
• Lane Support Systems: > 50 km/h
• Lane Departure Warning
• Lane Keep Assist
• Lane Centering Assist
• Blind Spot Monitoring
• Forward Collision Mitigation
• Forward COlloysion Warning
• Autonomous Emergency Braking
• Parking Assistance
• Anti-Lock Braking System
• Electronic Stability Programme

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