Build your hazard perception skills

This section of the Hazard Perception Test website lets you practise many of the skills you need to pass the test and stay alive. The five interactive Flash^TM modules below are NOT examples of the actual HPT items. Unlike the HPT items which show real traffic situations, the five modules are graphical animations demonstrating the main concepts of hazard perception, including stopping and following distance, safe gaps and scanning for hazards.

You will need to have a Version 4 and above Flash Player^TM installed to view these modules. To get the latest player, go to the Macromedia website, click on the Macromedia Flash Player^TM link and follow the instructions on the page.

To learn how to use the modules, you will need a few simple instructions. See In This Section above right.

Follow the links to practice:

• How close is safe
  Where you will make the connection between distance and speed
• Stopping Distances
  Where you learn how long it takes to stop at various speeds
• Safe gaps when turning
  Where you will learn to safely judge safe gaps when turning left and right at 'T' intersections
• Safe gaps at intersections
  Where you will learn to safely judge safe gaps when turning right at a traffic lights
• Scanning for hazards
  Where you learn to react to hazards you encounter on the road