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On an acceleration lane that is too short you stop at its start; then you have the whole lane to accelerate. At a too-short merge lane you stop at the start, not halfway — otherwise you trap other merging drivers behind you

Source: Driving manoeuvres · checked 2026-10-23

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About Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule: which statement is WRONG?

  1. At a too-short merge lane you stop at the START of the lane, not halfway, and only pull away once you see a gap approaching in your left mirror.
  2. You must merge as early as possible, as soon as there is a gap in the traffic, even if you are still only at the start of the merge lane.
  3. Signal at approximately 300 metres before the start of the exit lane, using the green hectometre markers as an aid.
  4. You must give way to through traffic; some drivers move left to give room, but that is not obligatory, so do not count on it.
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Correct answer: You must merge as early as possible, as soon as there is a gap in the traffic, even if you are still only at the start of the merge lane.

Always use about 2/3 of the merge lane to get up to speed, even if you could merge earlier

Why learners get this wrong: If a merge lane is too short to get up to speed, you may stop somewhere halfway along the lane and wait for a gap.

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Always use about 2/3 of the merge lane to get up to speed, even if you could merge earlier.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

Always use about 2/3 of the merge lane to get up to speed, even if you could merge earlier

Why learners get this wrong: You must merge as early as possible, as soon as there is a gap in the traffic, even if you are still only at the start of the merge lane.

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Near IJzendijke you are on a short merge lane and cannot build sufficient speed before the lane ends. What do you do?

  1. I stop somewhere halfway along the lane, that does not matter for merging
  2. I stop at the START of the lane and only pull away once I see a gap in my left mirror
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Correct answer: I stop at the START of the lane and only pull away once I see a gap in my left mirror

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: If a merge lane is too short to get up to speed, you may stop somewhere halfway along the lane and wait for a gap.

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About Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule: which statement is WRONG?

  1. For exiting you simply signal 'in good time'; the book does not name an exact distance for the start of the exit lane.
  2. At a too-short merge lane you stop at the START of the lane, not halfway, and only pull away once you see a gap approaching in your left mirror.
  3. Always use about 2/3 of the merge lane to get up to speed, even if you could merge earlier.
  4. You must give way to through traffic; some drivers move left to give room, but that is not obligatory, so do not count on it.
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Correct answer: For exiting you simply signal 'in good time'; the book does not name an exact distance for the start of the exit lane.

Signal at approximately 300 metres before the start of the exit lane, using the green hectometre markers as an aid

Why learners get this wrong: If a merge lane is too short to get up to speed, you may stop somewhere halfway along the lane and wait for a gap.

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Signal at approximately 300 metres before the start of the exit lane, using the green hectometre markers as an aid.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

Signal at approximately 300 metres before the start of the exit lane, using the green hectometre markers as an aid

Why learners get this wrong: For exiting you simply signal 'in good time'; the book does not name an exact distance for the start of the exit lane.

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