Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You come to an obstruction on your side of a narrow road. What should you do if there's oncoming traffic?

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.

Answer options

Carry on; the oncoming drivers can always make room

Drive around the obstruction, flashing your headlights as a warning

Wave oncoming vehicles through

Wait until there's a chance to drive safely around the obstruction

Show the answer

Wait until there's a chance to drive safely around the obstructionThis was the right answer

If you have to pass an obstruction, such as a parked vehicle on your side of the road, you'll need to cross, either partly or fully, to the other side of the road. This could put you at risk from approaching traffic. You should give way to oncoming traffic if there isn't enough room for you both to continue safely.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 163Highway Code rule · Give way when an obstruction on your side makes simultaneous passage unsafe.

Loading the questions