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Advanced scenarios · Lesson 11

Decision workshop · Defensive & ecological driving

Reason from the conditions, not from a memorised answer. Read the scene, choose, then open the explanation. The drawing is illustrative; the written conditions control the question.

1. Identify the decisive details

A light far ahead is red. There is room to slow gradually and no need for emergency braking. Which approach best combines safety and economical driving?

Situation diagram
Situation diagramOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

2. Compare the possible decisions

  1. Keep accelerating until close, then use the brakes firmly.
  2. Select neutral and switch off the engine while moving.
  3. Ease off early, monitor traffic and brake progressively as needed.
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C · Ease off early, monitor traffic and brake progressively as needed.

Anticipation avoids wasting fuel accelerating toward a known stop and leaves more time to react. Late hard braking wastes that margin. Switching off the moving vehicle can impair assistance and control; follow the vehicle handbook.

3. What changes if the situation changes?

If a sudden hazard requires emergency braking, immediate safety takes priority over fuel economy. Anticipation is not a reason to delay necessary braking.

Regulatory source ↗10.1; educational anticipationReviewed 2026-11-06

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