Topic 8 Motorway Driving Rules

What should you do when you're joining a motorway?

• Use the hard shoulder

• Stop at the end of the acceleration lane

• Give way to traffic already on the motorway

• Slow to a stop before joining the motorway

What's the national speed limit on motorways for cars and motorcycles?

• 60 mph

• 70 mph

• 30 mph

• 50 mph

Which vehicles should use the left-hand lane on a three-lane motorway?

• Slow vehicles only

• Large vehicles only

• Any vehicle

• Emergency vehicles only

Which of these isn't allowed to travel in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway?

• A motorcycle and sidecar

• A vehicle towing a trailer

• A motorcycle

• A small delivery van

You break down on a motorway. You need to call for help. Why may it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?

• It connects you to a local garage

• Using a mobile phone will distract other drivers

• It allows easy location by the emergency services

• Mobile phones don't work on motorways

You've had a breakdown on the hard shoulder of a motorway. When the problem has been fixed, how should you rejoin the main carriageway?

• Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed

• Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights

• Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

• Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you

You're travelling along a motorway. Where would you find a crawler or climbing lane?

• On a steep gradient

• Before a service area

• Before a junction

• Along the hard shoulder

What do these motorway signs show?

• They're countdown markers to the next exit

• They're distance markers to the next telephone

• They're countdown markers to a bridge

• They warn of a police control ahead

On which part of a motorway are amber reflective studs found?

• Between each pair of lanes

• Between the central reservation and the carriageway

• Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

• Between the acceleration lane and the carriageway

What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?

• Amber

• Green

• Red

• White