Revision question · Rules of the road

What should you do when there's an obstruction on your side of the road?

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Carry on, as you have priority

Give way to oncoming traffic

Wave oncoming vehicles through

Accelerate to get past first

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Give way to oncoming trafficThis was the right answer

Take care if you have to pass an obstruction, such as a parked vehicle, on your side of the road. Give way to oncoming traffic if there isn’t enough room for you both to continue safely.

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Rule 163Highway Code rule · Do not copy another vehicle’s overtake blindly; give way when an obstruction is on your side.

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