Motorway rules Flashcards
Traffic officers operate in some motorways, what are they authorised to do?
Stop and direct anyone on a motorway
when are you allowed to stop on a motorway
when you’re signalled to do so by traffic signals (all the over head gentry’s for the lanes have an X. if they all haves Xs you must stop and wait right there.)
your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you manage to stop on the hard shoulder, what should you do if you use ur mobile phone to call for help?
check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulder
your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you need to call for help. Why might it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?
it allows easy location by the emergency services
what must you do if there is a Red Cross above all of the lanes
stop and wait.
when using an emergency telephone what position should you be in
facing on coming traffic.
so u can anticipate draught from on coming large lorry, which can blow you off balance and on to the carriage way.
how should u use the lanes in the motorway
stay on the left hand lane unless you are overtaking.
then move back after ur done.
ur joining a motorway from a slip road, how should u deal with traffic already on the motorway?
match ur speed to traffic in the left hand lane and filter into a safe gap
no hard shoulder stuff!!!
ur car gets. puncture and ur on the hard shoulder, what do u do?
use an emergency telephone and call for help.
no self repairs. u n passengers leave out of left door and go to telephone.
what should you do while ur driving or riding on a motorway?
look much further ahead than you would on other roads.
NOT concentrate more than you would on other roads.
on a smart motor way u see 50 above 4 lanes and above the left most a sign that says queue ahead. what lanes can you use?
all lanes, including the hard shoulder. but look for any vehicles that may have broken down in the hard shoulder blocking traffic flow.
speed limit for trailers and for cars/motorcycles on the motorway
trailers- 60
cars/motorcycles- 70
which vehicles are prohibited from using the motorway
powered mobility scooters.
motorcycles OVER 50 cc and double dec buses are fine.
you stop on the hard shoulder of the carriage way and use the emergency telephone, where’s the best place to wait for help to arrive?
well away from the carriageway
