Scanning: You should know where, when and how to look 360 degrees (blind spots included) around the vehicle for signs, signals, roadway markings and potential hazards. Make sure to scan ahead 12-15 Seconds in all environments, 1-11⁄2 blocks in city environments and 1⁄4 mile in highway environments.

Before changing lanes, look into your rearview mirror for nearby vehicles and over your shoulder to check for blind spots (see the yellow area in the image above). The shaded areas are your blind spots. Watch for hazards–Look beyond the vehicle ahead of you.

Before you start to pass, check your mirrors and your vehicle’s blind spot by glancing over your shoulder to the rear in the direction of the lane change. Turn on your signal, increase your speed and complete your pass as soon as possible.

Cards

If a ‘U’ turn is allowed the driver shall slow signal by hand as for a right turn, watch in the rear view mirror and turn when safe to do so. When about to turn to the left or to drive to the left to the left hand side of the road a driver shall extend his right arm and rotate it in an anticlockwise direction.

Moving off

• Use your mirrors to check the road is clear.
• Look round to check your blind spots (anywhere not covered by your mirrors)
• Signal your intention.
• Do a final check that it’s safe to go.
• Press the accelerator gently and steer carefully into the road, keeping to your side.
• Release the clutch slowly as you accelerate.

Vehicles moving in any direction must stop. If a green arrow is shown with a red light, you can only drive in the direction of the arrow and only if the intersection is clear.

Horn: Your vehicle must have a horn which can be heard from a distance of 200 feet. Drivers should be aware that horns are put on as standard equipment in motor vehicles. A horn should be used in an emergency situation dictated by a driver’s own discretion.

The only legal use of a horn is for a purpose related to safety. Honking after another driver has cut you off — illegal. Using your horn to warn another driver who appears to be drifting into your lane — most likely legal.

California: Illegal to use a sound amplification system which can be heard 50 or more feet away from the car while on the highway; Georgia: Illegal to amplify sound from within the car so that it’s plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet or more from the vehicle.

A horn should only be used when warning someone of danger, not to indicate your annoyance at a manner of driving. A horn should not be sounded when stationary on a road at any time, other than at times of danger due to another vehicle on or near the road.

A horn should only be used when warning someone of any danger due to another vehicle or any other kind of danger, and not to indicate your annoyance.

Yes, it is rude for someone who is picking you up to sit at your apartment gate and honk.

There is no provision for mad honking in the law; it doesn’t tend to fix anything, and generally just makes road safety worse. Turns out that not only is it disrespectful to wait in the car and honk, it’s also against the law.

Various researches show that honking is one of the major causes for noise pollution. This constant increase in noise pollution due to honking needs to be restrained effectively.

While honking to get your best buddy’s attention may be tempting, honking when there isn’t any immediate danger can cause some issues. Drivers around you may slow down or speed up unnecessarily in response to your horn sounding which could cause an accident. Be careful.