Revision question · Motorway rules

How should you position yourself when you use the emergency telephone on a motorway?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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Stay close to the carriageway

Face the oncoming traffic

Keep your back to the traffic

Stand on the hard shoulder

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Face the oncoming trafficThis was the right answer

Traffic is passing you at speed. If the draught from a large lorry catches you by surprise, it could blow you off balance and even onto the carriageway. By facing the oncoming traffic, you can see approaching lorries and so be prepared for their draught. You'll also be in a position to see any other hazards approaching.

Reviewed reading for this question

Call for help and stay clear of trafficReviewed guidance summary · The current operator guidance covers phone posture, location, safe waiting and the crucial stay-belted emergency exception absent from some archived explanations.

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