DGT Rules Speed, distance, and safety margins Low grip means bigger margins

Speed, distance, and safety margins

Low grip means bigger margins

On wet, icy, or loose surfaces, you need more space and gentler steering and braking.

What to watch for

The question mentions wet road, ice, snow, gravel, oil, aquaplaning, or tyre grip.

The rule

The rule explains exactly how to answer any question of this type — and why the obvious wrong answer fails.

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Common trap

Don't keep dry-road habits just because the road still looks passable.

Practice the questions that test this rule

The full app shows DGT-style questions for this rule, with explanations that link the wrong answers back to exactly why they fail.