The answer options
- Anticipate Well AheadCorrect
- Only Use Busy Routes
- Brake Harshly
- Use Narrow Side Streets
Why that is the answer
Anticipating hazards and road conditions well ahead allows you to drive smoothly and avoid unnecessary acceleration and harsh braking. Smooth driving uses significantly less fuel, reducing your vehicle's emissions and wear on your brakes and tyres. Stop-start driving in traffic, harsh braking, or navigating narrow side streets increases fuel consumption and environmental harm. Following DVSA eco-safe driving advice helps protect the environment and saves you money.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from safety and your vehicle 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 safety and your vehicle questions
- A vehicle MOT test will include an exhaust emissions test. What is the reason for this?
- Before leaving your vehicle unattended, what should you remove from it?
- How can drivers help the environment?
- How can driving in a fuel-efficient manner help protect the environment?
- How can the volume of traffic on roads be reduced?
- How can you avoid wasting fuel?