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- Do not treat speed limits as a target - it is often not appropriate or safe to drive at the maximum speed limit
- Check your speedometer regularly - it only takes a fraction of a second and should be as automatic as checking your mirrors
- Always drive safely within the legal speed limit and at
a speed suitable to the conditions. You should always reduce
your speed when:
- the road layout or condition presents hazards, such as bends
- sharing the road with pedestrians and cyclists, particularly children, and motorcyclists
- weather conditions make it safer to do so
- driving at night as it is harder to see other road users
- Select a lower gear before you reach a long downhill slope - this will help to control your speed
- Keep your distance - count two seconds between you and the car in front and leave even more space/time in wet conditions
- As you see a lower limit approaching begin to reduce your speed
- Take care when overtaking and stay within the speed limit
- Make sure you know your speed limits
- Be alert to all the signs - they are there to help you
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