Hazard awareness
The vehicle ahead is towing a caravan that is swaying from side to side. What is the safest action?
- Keep well back and do not try to overtake until it is safeCorrect
- Drive close behind to help steady the caravan
- Overtake immediately, whatever the road ahead is like
- Flash your headlights to make it speed up
Why?
Rule 126 and Rule 151 say keep a safe distance so you can always stop safely. A swaying (snaking) caravan is unstable and may move unpredictably, so hold well back and only pass when you have a long, clear view.
Highway Code rules 126, 151