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Northern Ireland theory revision

Hazard Awareness.

Spot developing hazards early and understand how observation, speed and space give you time to react.

50 PureCar practice questionsFree 10-question topic test
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What you need to know

  • Developing versus potential hazards
  • Safe following distance
  • Hidden hazards around parked vehicles
  • Approaching bends and brows of hills
  • Planning for changing road conditions

Common mistakes

  • Reacting only when the hazard becomes immediate
  • Driving too close to the vehicle ahead
  • Failing to reduce speed when the view is limited
  • Fixating on one hazard and missing another

How to revise it

  • Ask what could change in the next few seconds
  • Practise scanning far, middle and near distance
  • Use the two-second rule in normal conditions
  • Increase space when conditions worsen

Example PureCar questions

Use these as explanations, then take the randomised topic test.

In good dry conditions, what minimum following gap is commonly recommended?

Answer: At least two seconds

The Highway Code recommends using a fixed point to maintain at least a two-second gap in normal dry conditions.

NI theory practice: In good dry conditions, what minimum following gap is commonly recommended?

Answer: At least two seconds

The Highway Code recommends using a fixed point to maintain at least a two-second gap in normal dry conditions.

Test your knowledge: In good dry conditions, what minimum following gap is commonly recommended?

Answer: At least two seconds

The Highway Code recommends using a fixed point to maintain at least a two-second gap in normal dry conditions.

Which answer is safest and correct? In good dry conditions, what minimum following gap is commonly recommended?

Answer: At least two seconds

The Highway Code recommends using a fixed point to maintain at least a two-second gap in normal dry conditions.

Before your Northern Ireland test, make sure you know this: In good dry conditions, what minimum following gap is commonly recommended?

Answer: At least two seconds

The Highway Code recommends using a fixed point to maintain at least a two-second gap in normal dry conditions.

How should your following distance change on a wet road?

Answer: Increase it substantially because stopping distances can be at least double

Wet roads reduce grip and can at least double stopping distances.

Practice material is independently written by PureCar and linked to Northern Ireland official guidance where appropriate. Checked 21 September 2026.