No more Mr Toad! Take the Christmas drive quiz

It's rare to see a motorist as bad as the Toad Hall character but what about those dangerous drivers on our roads who tailgate, hog the motorway centre lane in a trance like state or pull out without looking, totally unaware of other road users.

Nip through traffic lights on amber ? Well it was just changing. Drive over the speed limit, make a wrong manoeuvre, or come off a traffic island without signalling – driving mistakes which lead to collisions.

Driver error is the major cause of most crashes each year with a recorded 1,775 people killed and almost 200,000 injured in 2014. In the whole of Shropshire there were 18 people killed and 1,216 injured in 2014 alone.

So how good is your driving knowledge ? Take the Christmas and New Year driving quiz. You can refresh your knowledge with the Highway Code take an advanced driving course or get your company to improve your driving skills. Employers are switching to online road safety education such as TTC DriverProtect to cut the chance of staff being in a traffic collision while driving for work.

The TTC Group is a leading UK road safety education organisation, from Telford, Shropshire, which educates 320,000 qualified drivers and other road users each year in the classroom and on the road as part of police and local authority road safety schemes to reduce casualties nationwide. They educate drivers in your area. Visit www.ttcgroup-uk.com to learn more.

Merry Christmas from the TTC Group and safe driving in 2016!

Take the test below and see how much you really know. Answers at the bottom.

1. What is the national speed limit for a car travelling on a single carriageway?

a. 30mph

b. 60mph

c. 70mph

2. What is the speed limit for a car travelling on a dual carriageway that has street lights present?

a. 30mph

b. 60mph

c. 70mph

3. If another drive flashes their headlights at you, you should take this to mean?

a. An invitation to come out of a junction

b. It is safe to proceed

c. A warning that they are there

4. How do you know when a 30mph speed limit is in force, even though you may have missed the sign?

a. The presence of traffic lights

b. The presence of street lights

c. The road is in a built up area

5. What are the correct sequence of signals to give when turning right at a roundabout?

a. Signal right on approach and maintain a right signal until you have left the roundabout

b. Signal right on approach, changing to a left signal, just after you pass the exit before yours

c. Signal left just before you leave the roundabout

6. When driving what time gap should you maintain from the vehicle in front on a dry road?

a. A half second gap

b. A one second gap

c. A two second gap

7. What does ABS stand for?

a. Automatic Braking System

b. Antilock Braking System

c. Artificial Braking System

8. What is the typical minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 30mph on a dry road?

a. 23 metres (75 feet)

b. 12 metres (40 feet)

c. 36 metres (118 feet)

9. What does a circular sign with a white background and a thick black diagonal line tell us?

a. Speed de-restricted

b. The national speed limit applies

c. No speed limit

10. What is the maximum speed limit on a dual carriageway for a car towing a trailer?

a. 50mph

b. 55mph

c. 60mph

11. What is the legal minimum tread depth for a car tyre?

a. 1.4mm

b. 1.6mm

c. 1.8mm

12. What do long white lines with small gaps along the centre of the road mean?

a. Do not cross or straddle the white lines

b. No overtaking lines

c. Hazard warning lines

13. What is the speed limit for now for an LGV on a single carriageway

a. 40mph

b. 50mph

c. 60mph

14. At what time must you not use your horn in a built up area?

a. Half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise

b. 11:30pm to 7am

c. When it's dark

15. You are driving on a motorway and see red cat eyes on your right. You should immediately:

a. Move to the right when it is safe to do so

b. Move to the left when it is safe to do so

c. Remain where you are

16. And the final question, how many years was Mr Toad jailed for when he was brought before the judge for stealing a car?

Answers:

1 = b

2 = a

3 = c

4 = b

5 = b

6 = c

7 = b

8 = a

9 = b

10 = c

11 = b

12 = c

13 = a

14 = b

15 = a (red cats eyes separate the hard shoulder from lane 1 - so you would be driving on the hard shoulder)

16 = 20 years!