Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

How should you adjust your speed when you're joining a busy motorway from a slip road?

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Accelerate so that you're travelling slightly faster than the traffic in the left-hand lane

Try to match the speed of the traffic in the left-hand lane

Drive at a slower speed than the traffic in the left-hand lane

Make sure you reach the maximum speed allowed for the slip road

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Try to match the speed of the traffic in the left-hand laneThis was the right answer

Give way to traffic already on the motorway. If you've matched the speed of traffic in the left-hand lane, you should be able to join where there's a suitable gap in the traffic. Try to avoid stopping at the end of the slip road - but you might have to do so if the motorway is very busy and there isn't a safe gap in the traffic.

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Rule 259Highway Code rule · Give way on entry, use the slip road to match the left-lane flow and move right only when a safe optional courtesy helps joining traffic.Rule 264Highway Code rule · Give way on entry, use the slip road to match the left-lane flow and move right only when a safe optional courtesy helps joining traffic.

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