# Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.1: Questions must be asked on each of the points listed below, the content and form of the questions being left to the discretion of each Member State:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

2.1.1. Road traffic regulations:
in particular as regards road signs, markings and signals, rights of way and speed limits;
2.1.2. The driver:
importance of alertness and of attitude to other road users,
perception, judgement and decision-taking, especially reaction time, as well as changes in driving behaviour due to the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicinal products, state of mind and fatigue;
2.1.3. The road:
the most important principles concerning the observance of a safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and road holding under various weather and road conditions,
driving risk factors related to various road conditions, in particular as they change with the weather and the time of day or night,
characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements,
safe driving in road tunnels;
2.1.4. Other road users:
specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users and the most vulnerable categories of users such as children, pedestrians, cyclists and people whose mobility is reduced,
risks involved in the movement and driving of various types of vehicles and of the different fields of view of their drivers;
2.1.5. General rules and regulations and other matters:
rules concerning the administrative documents required for the use of vehicles,
general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning devices and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessary,
safety factors relating to the vehicle, the load and persons carried;
2.1.6. Precautions necessary when alighting from the vehicle;
2.1.7. Mechanical aspects with a bearing on road safety; applicants must be able to detect the most common faults, in particular in the steering, suspension and braking systems, tyres, lights and direction indicators, reflectors, rear-view mirrors, windscreen and wipers, the exhaust system, seat-belts and the audible warning device;
2.1.8. Vehicle safety equipment and, in particular, the use of seat-belts, head restraints and child safety equipment;
2.1.9. Rules regarding vehicle use in relation to the environment (appropriate use of audible warning devices, moderate fuel consumption, limitation of pollutant emissions, etc.).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/126/annex/II/division/I/division/A/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-126/annex-II/division-I/division-A/division-2/division-2.1
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