scenic routes and motorways

Question 1

order of lights on a motorway

Answer 1

red green white amber

Question 2

red and white striped markers are when..

Answer 2

you are approaching a concealed level crossing

Question 3

arm signals: up and down

Answer 3

slowing/stopping

Question 4

arm signals: circling

Answer 4

left

Question 5

arm signals: out straight horizontally

Answer 5

right

Question 6

police officer arms: hand up

Answer 6

front traffic stop

Question 7

police offer arms: hand outstretched with back to you

Answer 7

back traffic (you) stop

Question 8

what is coasting

Answer 8

allowing the car to freewheel in neutral or with the clutch depressed

Question 9

why is coasting downhill dangerous

Answer 9

as the vehicle will gain speed quicker

Question 10

hazard warning lines on the road

Answer 10

longer and have less gaps

Question 11

where are green lights on motorway

Answer 11

slip roads

Question 12

where are red lights on motorway

Answer 12

hard shoulder

Question 13

where are white lights on motorway

Answer 13

between lanes

Question 14

where are amber lights on a motorway

Answer 14

between right lane and central reservation

Question 15

(on the motorway) continuous high speeds..

Answer 15

increase the chance of breaking down

Question 16

speed limit on motorway for trailer/towing vehicles

Answer 16

60mph

Question 17

for cars and bikes the speed limit on a motorway is..

Answer 17

70mph

Question 18

when broken down and pulled onto the hardshoulder..

Answer 18

face the oncoming traffic

Question 19

if you stop in an emergency refuge area..

Answer 19

you must use the emergency telephone

Question 20

on a motorway you must look..

Answer 20

further ahead than you would on other roads

Question 21

why is it better to use the motorway phone than a mobile?

Answer 21

easier for breakdown companies to identify location

Question 22

best place to wait for help to arrive on the motorway is

Answer 22

well away from the carriageway

Question 23

what does it mean if there is a smart motorway sign with red crosses on every lane

Answer 23

stop and wait