The answer options
- Use both the parking brake and footbrake
- Balance on the clutch
- Release the footbrake to use the parking brake aloneCorrect
- Keep your foot on the footbrake
Why that is the answer
When waiting in a queue of traffic at night, keeping your foot on the footbrake leaves your bright red brake lights illuminated. This can cause severe glare and dazzle the driver behind you. Applying the parking brake and releasing the footbrake keeps your car safely stationary while turning off the brake lights. The Highway Code recommends using the parking brake when stopped to show consideration for drivers behind.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from attitude appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.
The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.
More attitude questions
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- At a puffin crossing, which colour follows the green signal?
- At which type of crossing are cyclists permitted to ride across while pedestrians are crossing?