- before driving, check your vehicle (breaks, tyres, fuel level, etc.)
- always fasten your seat belts and make sure all your passengers are using seat belts or child restraints
- keep right unless overtaking observe the speed limits
- adapt your speed to suit the road and visibility conditions
- keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you
- never make a U-turn or reverse
- have a rest if you are tired
- don't drink alcohol or use any other substances that will compromise your ability to drive
- do not stop on the motorway, except in an emergency
BREACKDOWN
- put on the hazard warning lights immediately
- park your vehicle in a lay-by, emergency lane or as far to the nearside as possible on the carriageway put on your high-visibility jacket
- place the breakdown triangle
- passengers should leave the danger area as soon as possible
- call the breakdown service (emergency phones)
ACCIDENT
- stop your car immediately
- put on the hazard warning lights
- put on your high-visibility jacket
- ensure that the situation is not made any worse and place the breakdown triangle
- help any injured persons
- call the emergency service (emergency phones)
- passengers should leave the danger area as soon as possible
- inform your assurance company
IN TUNNELS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE
- exit the tunnel with your vehicle, if possible, otherwise park your vehicle as far to the nearside as possible on the carriageway; never make a U-turn or reverse
- put on the hazard warning lights
- switch off the engine
- put on your high-visibility jacket
- notify rescue services (emergency phones)
- only try to extinguish the fire yourself it is has just started
- if it's not possible to extinguish the fire, leave the tunnel quickly, moving away from the fire and using the emergency exits
- help any injured person