Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

Some two-way roads are divided into three lanes. Why are these particularly dangerous?

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Traffic in both directions can use the middle lane to overtake

Traffic can travel faster in poor weather conditions

Traffic can overtake on the left

Traffic using the middle lane has priority

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Traffic in both directions can use the middle lane to overtakeThis was the right answer

If you intend to overtake on a two-way road that has three lanes, you must consider that approaching traffic could be planning the same manoeuvre. When you've considered the situation and have decided it's safe, indicate your intentions early. This will show the approaching traffic that you intend to pull out. Some of these roads have solid white lines marked to allow for overtaking in one direction only, usually for uphill traffic.

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Rule 135Highway Code rule · A centre lane shared by both directions creates a simultaneous-overtake risk.

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