driver-qualification-handbook-english

2Key points summary: Looking out for yourselfand others• Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are vulnerable road users – they havelittle protection in the event of a collision with a vehicle.• People under 16 and older people aged 60 years or more are particularly at riskas pedestrians.• Look out for pedestrians and cyclists – give them plenty of room whenapproaching or passing them.• Motorcycles can be hard to see and can be hidden by other larger vehicles –check your blindspots.• Riders of motorcycles are three times more likely to be killed than drivers ofother types of vehicle.• In many crashes involving motorcycles the other driver claims not to have seenthe motorcyclist.• The risk of being killed in a crash with a truck are about three times higherthan in one involving another car.• Don’t try to compete with trucks and buses. Give them plenty of room –particularly when they are making a turn or braking.70Driver qualification handbook