On the A73 near Roermond you are driving a car plus caravan, 8 metres long together, on a motorway with three lanes. Ahead of you a slow van is driving in the right lane.
- You stay behind the van; the middle lane is not allowed either
- You overtake on the left lane and then quickly move back right
- ✓ You overtake via the middle lane; the left lane is not allowed
Correct answer: You overtake via the middle lane; the left lane is not allowed
Explanation
False — You use the left lane to overtake. With a combination longer than 7 metres you may use only the two rightmost lanes on a motorway with three or more lanes, except to get in lane for a turn; so even a short pass on the left is not allowed.
Why learners get this wrong
- You think a long combination may use only the right lane. On a motorway with three or more lanes a combination longer than 7 metres may use the two rightmost lanes, so the middle one too.
- You use the left lane to overtake. With a combination longer than 7 metres you may use only the two rightmost lanes on a motorway with three or more lanes, except to get in lane for a turn; so even a short pass on the left is not allowed.
Topic: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
Read the rule: Core: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
Sections
- Challenge: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- The model: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- Core: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- Why it matters: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- Active recall: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- Teach back: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
- Memory hook: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan