Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

What should you do when you use the emergency telephone on a motorway?

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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

Serious incidents have occurred when vehicles or people on the hard shoulder have been struck by vehicles using the left-hand lane of the motorway. While using the emergency telephone, be alert and watch for approaching traffic.

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Rule 277Highway Code rule · Marker-post arrows and location signs help summon assistance. Use a reachable emergency telephone only if safe, face traffic while speaking and never cross a live lane to reach a phone or read a post.

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