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Assessing risk and choosing a solution

Learn to Drive Smart · LTDS-2026-03 · Chapter 5 · Assess the risk

Seeing a hazard is not yet a decision. The manual's two-step process turns one into the other:

Assess the risk.
Choose the best solution.

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Practice questions on this card

What is the two-step process for making a driving decision about a hazard?
Why does spotting a hazard early give you more than extra distance?
It is raining. A cyclist is just ahead of you and a line of parked cars runs along the curb beside them. What should you be ready for?
A vehicle is backing out of a driveway ahead and the driver has not looked your way. What kind of hazard is this, and what is the response?
You are following a vehicle whose driver is looking down repeatedly. What is the most useful response?
Two parked cars are ahead: one is empty, the other has someone sitting in the driver's seat. How do they differ as hazards?
What question drives hazard perception as a skill?
Why does the manual describe observation as a cycle rather than a checklist?
What does the driving environment include when you are looking for hazards?