Professional Driver's Digest
Chapter 4: Your driving

WHAT IS A PUBLIC ROAD?

SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL COURTESY
Drive defensively
Use of horns and headlights
Use of signals
Climbing a gradient
Right-of-way

SPEED LIMITS
Minimum speeds
Exemptions
Traps
Radar and laser traps
Camera traps
Tachographs

BRAKING
Stopping time
Following distance
Brake fade
Test your brakes
Brake lock
Anti-lock brakes
Load sensing valve
“Pumping” hydraulic brakes

COASTING

DAMAGE TO THE ROAD

PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING
Stopping restrictions
Parking restrictions
Exclusive parking bays
Exempt vehicles
Parking at night
Abandoned vehicles
Obstruction
Trading at the roadside
Proper parking procedure
Docking procedure
Special considerations

REVERSING
Avoid reversing wherever possible
Precautions to take
Use an assistant if possible
Articulated vehicles

CORNERING

PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

JUNCTIONS
Dual carriageway
Yellow hatch lines
Railway crossings

VEHICLE CLEARANCE
Ground clearance
Overhead clearance

CONSTRUCTION SITES

ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS

FREEWAY DRIVING
Prohibitions
Joining the freeway
Use of the shoulder (yellow line rule)
Lane discipline
Driving in bad weather conditions
Leaving the freeway

OVERTAKING
Being overtaken

BENDS

DRIVING ECONOMY
Driving and tyre wear
Tarpaulins
Route planning
Engine
Cold-start procedures
Excessive engine idling
Jack-rabbiting
Gear changing
Splitter boxes and two-speed axles

MOBILE COMMUNICATION
Two-way radio procedure
Cellular phones
Prohibition on hand-held device

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