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Driving
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Thealertisgivenbyawarninglampwhich
comesoninthedoormirroronthesidein
question as soon as a vehicle - car, lorry,
bicycle-isdetectedandthefollowing
conditionsarefulfilled:
- allthevehiclesmustbemovinginthe
samedirectionandinadjacentlanes,
- thespeedofyourvehicleisbetween7and
87mph(12and140km/h),
- youovertakeavehiclewithaspeed
differenceoflessthan6mph(10km/h),
- avehicleovertakesyouwithaspeed
differenceoflessthan15mph(25km/h),
- thetrafficmustbeflowingnormally,
- inthecaseofanovertakingmanoeuvre,
ifthisisprolongedandthevehiclebeing
overtakenremainsintheblindspot,
- youaredrivingonastraightorslightly
curvedroad,
- yourvehicleisnotpullingatrailer,a
caravan...
Noalertwillbegiveninthefollowingsituations:
- inthepresenceofnon-movingobjects
(parkedvehicles,barriers,streetlamps,
roadsigns...),
- withvehiclesmovingintheopposite
direction,
- drivingonasinuousroadorasharp
corner,
- whenovertaking(orbeingovertakenby)a
verylongvehicle(lorry,coach...)whichis
atthesametimedetectedattherearinthe
blindspotangleandpresentinthedriver's
forwardfieldofvision,
- inveryheavytraffic:vehiclesdetectedin
frontandbehindareconfusedwithalorry
orastationaryobject,
- whenovertakingquickly.