About this Video

• Video Title: Vehicle Handling Part 1 | Theory Test Revision 2025
• Channel: Driving Theory 4 All
• Speakers: Ben, Narrator (likely the same person)
• Duration: 00:07:16

Introduction

This video provides a theory test revision focusing on vehicle handling, specifically addressing driving in rain, snow, ice, and on hills with passing places. The instruction is presented as a dialogue between two speakers, likely an instructor and a student.

Key Takeaways

• Driving in the Rain: Increased stopping distances (doubled) necessitate increased following distances and reduced speed. Dipped headlights should be used for better visibility.
• Driving and Motorcycles: Motorcyclists may avoid slippery drain covers, having less grip than cars.
• Skidding: If a rear-wheel skid occurs, steer into the skid and do not brake; release the brake regardless of ABS presence. Driver error is the most common cause of skidding.
• Driving in Snow and Ice: Use a higher gear to prevent wheelspin. Drive only if absolutely necessary; snow chains can improve traction. Stopping distances increase up to tenfold.
• Driving on Hills: Uphill, select a lower gear to maintain speed; downhill, use engine braking to control speed and avoid coasting (clutch in or neutral) to prevent brake fade. On single-track roads with passing places, yield appropriately to oncoming traffic.

Your answers are mostly correct, but let's refine them for precision based solely on the provided transcript:

1. Steer into the skid and do not brake. The instruction emphasizes steering into the skid, not simply "to the way of the skid". Releasing the brake is also crucial.

2. Driver error. Correct.

3. Lower gears, to help maintain speed and provide more power. The explanation should include both power and speed maintenance as reasons for selecting lower gears uphill.

4. It reduces control of the vehicle and can lead to brake fade. The transcript mentions both loss of control and brake fade as consequences of coasting.