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Module 8 of 26

Curves and bends

Seven signs that differ only in how sharply the arrow bends and which way it goes. Read the severity first and the direction second — the severity is what decides your speed.

Seven signs that differ only in how hard the arrow bends and which way it points. The severity is what decides your speed; the direction only decides which way to look first.

Braking and steering share one budget

A red-bordered triangle showing a black arrow bending sharply to the right.

A tyre has a fixed amount of grip, and braking, steering and accelerating all spend from it. Ask for hard braking and hard steering at the same moment and the one that gives way is the steering.

That is why every sign in this module means the same thing in practice: get the speed off while you are still going straight. A driver who arrives at the right speed has the whole grip budget available for turning.

Where people lose the markCarrying speed in and braking once the bend tightens — the moment you have least grip to spare.

The rest of this lesson

  • Three severities
  • Which way the arrow points is which way the road goes
  • A winding road is a warning about duration

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