Near IJzendijke you are on a short merge lane and cannot build sufficient speed before the lane ends. What do you do?
- I stop somewhere halfway along the lane, that does not matter for merging
- ✓ I stop at the START of the lane and only pull away once I see a gap in my left mirror
Correct answer: I stop at the START of the lane and only pull away once I see a gap in my left mirror
Explanation
At a too-short merge lane you stop at the START, not halfway — otherwise you trap other merging drivers behind you
Why learners get this wrong
- At a too-short merge lane you stop at the START, not halfway — otherwise you trap other merging drivers behind you
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