Near Retranchement the acceleration lane is so short that you cannot build up enough speed. The main carriageway is busy. What do you do?
- Drive on to the end of the lane, the traffic on the left will then move over for me
- ✓ Stop at the start of the lane and accelerate when I see a gap coming on my left
- Stop halfway along the lane and accelerate when I see a gap coming on my left
Correct answer: Stop at the start of the lane and accelerate when I see a gap coming on my left
Explanation
False — you count on others making room. You must give way to through traffic; some drivers move left, but they do not have to, so do not count on it
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you count on others making room. You must give way to through traffic; some drivers move left, but they do not have to, so do not count on it
- Wrong: you pick the wrong place to stop. On an acceleration lane that is too short you stop at its start; then you have the whole lane to accelerate
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