About Traffic-jam behaviour and breakdowns: clearing space and getting yourself to safety: which statement is correct?
- ✓ The hazard lights go on when you come to a stop in the jam and go OFF again once the vehicles behind have slowed or noticed — not for the whole jam.
- When calling roadside assistance, you only need to say which motorway you are on; they will find the exact location themselves.
- In a traffic jam you must always make room for emergency services according to a fixed formation, the far-left lane moving left, the rest moving right.
Correct answer: The hazard lights go on when you come to a stop in the jam and go OFF again once the vehicles behind have slowed or noticed — not for the whole jam.
Explanation
The hazard lights go on when you come to a stop in the jam and go OFF again once the vehicles behind have slowed or noticed — not for the whole jam
Why learners get this wrong
- You report your location using the hectometre marker, the small sign with distance and road number along the hard shoulder
- The book only requires that you make room for emergency services when there is no hard shoulder; a fixed left/right formation is not part of this teaching material
Topic: Traffic-jam behaviour and breakdowns: clearing space and getting yourself to safety
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