09 - Motorway Rules

Question 1

What must you do when you join the motorway from a slip road? (2)

Answer 1

Adjust your speed

Always give way to traffic already on the motorway

Question 2

Why should you stay in the left-hand lane once you’ve joined the motorway at first

Answer 2

To get used to the higher speeds of the motorway

Question 3

How should you overtake on the motorway (2)

Answer 3

Normally only on the right
You can overtake on the left if the traffic is moving in queues and the queue on your right is moving more slowly than the one you’re in

Question 4

What should you do if you’re travelling in the left-hand lane and traffic is joining from a slip road

Answer 4

Move to another lane if you can - helps the flow of traffic joining the motorway

Question 5

What do countdown markers on the left-hand verge indicate?

Answer 5

You’re approaching the next exit

Question 6

What is the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a motorway

Answer 6

70mph

Question 7

What is the national speed limit for a vehicle towing a trailer on the motorway

Answer 7

60mph

Question 8

Rules for a vehicle towing a trailer on the motorway (2)

Answer 8

Is restricted to 60mph

Isn’t allowed to travel in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway of a three-lane motorway

Question 9

What does ATM stand for

Answer 9

Active traffic management - aka “smart motorways”

Question 10

What does ATM do (2)

Answer 10

Help reduce congestion

Mandatory speed limit signs on gantries

Question 11

What is the hard shoulder sometimes used for in ATM areas

Answer 11

A normal traffic lane

Question 12

What does a red cross showing above the hard shoulder indicate

Answer 12

You shouldn’t trave in this lane and it should be used only in an emergency or breakdown

Question 13

What are traffic officers do

Answer 13

Stop and direct anyone on a motorway or an A road

Respond to calls made on roadside emergency phones

Question 14

What do reflective studs do?

Answer 14

They help you to identify your position on the carriageway

Question 15

When should you stop on the motorway (4)

Answer 15

if flashing red lights show above every lane
when told to do so by the police or traffic officers
in a traffic jam
in an emergency or breakdown

Question 16

What should you do if your vehicle breaks down or has a puncture

Answer 16

Try to get onto the hard shoulder and call for help

Question 17

Give two facts about the emergency telephones

Answer 17

Normally at one-mile intervals

Connected directly to a control centre

Question 18

What should you do when using an emergency phone

Answer 18

Stand and face oncoming traffic - can see hazards approaching

Question 19

What should you do if you choose to use your mobile phone in an emergency?

Answer 19

Check your location before you make the call

Give this information to the emergency services

Question 20

How should you rejoin the carriageway from the hard shoulder

Answer 20

Wait for a safe gap and then gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out

Question 21

What should you do if you’re not able to get onto the hard shoulder when you break down? (2)

Answer 21

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Leave your vehicle only when you can get clear of the carriageway safely

Question 22

Which vehicles ARENT allowed on the motorway (5)

Answer 22

bicycles
motorcycles under 50cc
most powered wheelchairs or mobility scooters
agricultural vehicles
certain slow-moving vehicles