The answer options
- As quickly as possible
- Flashing your headlights
- Sounding your horn
- Slowly and carefullyCorrect
Why that is the answer
Horses are easily startled by loud noises, flashing lights, and fast-moving vehicles. When overtaking a horse and rider, you must drive slowly and carefully, giving them plenty of room. Sounding your horn, flashing your headlights, or speeding past can frighten the horse, causing it to bolt or move unexpectedly into the road. This creates a dangerous situation for the rider, yourself, and other road users.
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
- A blue flashing beacon is used by which vehicle?
- A green flashing beacon is fitted on what type of emergency vehicle?
- A long, heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you. What should you do?
- A person herding sheep has asked you to stop. What should you do?
- 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?