Driver's view · Road conditions
On loose gravel, slow down, leave more stopping room and steer gently.
What it means
From behind your yellow bonnet, the road swings right into a bend, and loose brown stones are scattered across it. Gravel like this gives the tyres much less grip than clean bitumen, so the car takes longer to stop and can slide if you brake or turn sharply. The safe answer is to arrive with your speed already down and to make every movement of the wheel and pedals smooth.
Get your speed down before the gravel, while the tyres are on clean road.
Steer smoothly through the bend without sudden moves.
Leave a much bigger gap to anything ahead.
Right.Not quite. The answer is A.
Gravel gives much less grip than bitumen. A lower speed, more room to stop and gentle steering stop the car from sliding.
Source: Safe driving practice
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