Near Cadzand you are driving on the exit lane, to the right of the block marking, behind a slow-moving driver on the through lane. There is enough room and it helps traffic flow. May you overtake that driver on the right?
- Only if you first merge back onto the through lane and overtake from there
- No, overtaking on the right is not allowed on an exit lane
- ✓ Yes, this is exactly the exception the book names for the exit lane
Correct answer: Yes, this is exactly the exception the book names for the exit lane
Explanation
False — That is an unnecessary detour; the exit lane itself is where the book allows this right-overtaking
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong. That is an unnecessary detour; the exit lane itself is where the book allows this right-overtaking
- On the exit lane you may, to the right of the block marking, overtake slow-moving traffic on the right, provided it is needed for traffic flow and hinders no one
Topic: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
Read the rule: Core: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
Sections
- Challenge: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- The model: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- Core: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- Why it matters: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- Active recall: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- Teach back: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
- Memory hook: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule