Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You're turning right across a dual carriageway from a side road. What should you do if the gap in the central reservation isn't wide enough to contain your vehicle?

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Turn left onto the dual carriageway and turn around at the next roundabout

Wait in the side road until you can turn across the dual carriageway in one movement

Wait in the central reservation and complete the turn when it's safe

Turn left onto the dual carriageway and perform a U-turn at the next gap in the central reservation

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Wait in the side road until you can turn across the dual carriageway in one movementThis was the right answer

When turning right from a side road across a dual carriageway, make sure that the central reservation is wide enough to contain your vehicle. If it isn't, you'll have to treat the dual carriageway as one road and only emerge when it's clear in both directions. Drivers of longer vehicles and vehicles towing trailers or caravans will need to assess this carefully. If any part of an emerging vehicle obstructs the right-hand lane of the dual carriageway, it could have serious consequences.

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Rule 173Highway Code rule · Use a central reservation as two stages only when it protects the entire vehicle; otherwise wait for both carriageways.

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