Not anticipating hazards ahead
Usually Grade 2 — more seriousSpotting a person getting into a parked car, a ball rolling out, or a child near the kerb — and slowing early — is 'anticipation'. Reacting late is a fault.
✕ The fault
Person heading out from behind the van…
✓ The right way
Hazard spotted early — off the gas, cover the brake.
How to get it right
- 1Scan far ahead, both footpaths too.
- 2Ask 'What might happen next?'.
- 3Cover the brake and slow down before the hazard.