Vulnerable Road Users and Sharing the Road
Highway Code hierarchy, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, horse riders, children and the greater-harm responsibility of large PCVs.
How to prepare for DVSA PCV Part 1
Apply passenger-vehicle thinking to every rule: check the saloon and exterior, protect boarding passengers and blind areas, drive smoothly, and keep hours and CPC duties in the correct stage.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Drivers of vehicles capable of causing greater harm bear greater responsibility to reduce danger.
Exam cue: Check nearside and forward blind areas repeatedly before and during turns.
Concept 2
Cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists can disappear into bus and coach blind areas, especially near stops and turns.
Exam cue: Expect hidden pedestrians around stops, schools, crossings and parked vehicles.
Concept 3
Safe passing requires appropriate speed, clearance and willingness to wait.
Exam cue: Account for the whole vehicle and tail swing before passing or pulling out.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Using an indicator as permission to turn across a cyclist.
Guardrail: Do not apply car or LGV assumptions without checking passenger capacity, accessibility, service type, blind areas and passenger comfort.
Assuming a mirror or camera shows every danger area.
Guardrail: Do not apply car or LGV assumptions without checking passenger capacity, accessibility, service type, blind areas and passenger comfort.
Passing because the front of the bus fits.
Guardrail: Do not apply car or LGV assumptions without checking passenger capacity, accessibility, service type, blind areas and passenger comfort.
Memory anchors
Greater Harm Greater Care
Drivers of vehicles capable of causing greater harm bear greater responsibility to reduce danger.
Blind Areas Fill
Cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists can disappear into bus and coach blind areas, especially near stops and turns.
Wait for Passing Space
Safe passing requires appropriate speed, clearance and willingness to wait.
Recheck the Nearside
Check nearside and forward blind areas repeatedly before and during turns.
Stops Hide People
Expect hidden pedestrians around stops, schools, crossings and parked vehicles.
Whole Vehicle Clearance
Account for the whole vehicle and tail swing before passing or pulling out.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
How much clearance should normally be given when overtaking a cyclist at up to 30 mph?
How should a bus pass a horse rider?
Answer all questions to submit.
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