Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You're driving on a motorway. Something falls from your vehicle. What should you do after you've stopped on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area?

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Place a warning triangle behind your vehicle

Wait in your vehicle for the emergency services

Remove the object from the carriageway immediately

Dial 999 and inform the emergency services

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Dial 999 and inform the emergency servicesThis was the right answer

Drivers are responsible for ensuring the security of any load they carry. However, if something does fall from your vehicle onto the motorway, you must inform the emergency services as soon as possible. Never try to retrieve the item yourself.

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Rule 280Highway Code rule · Current corrected wording requires a place of relative safety and a 999 report; never retrieve a fallen motorway object.

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