Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You're travelling on a narrow section of road. What should you do if a horse rider ahead is riding in the centre of the lane?

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Sound your horn to alert them to your presence

Stay behind and allow them to ride in this position

Move across to the right and try to ease past them

Get up close behind to encourage them to move aside

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Stay behind and allow them to ride in this positionThis was the right answer

On narrow sections of road, horse riders may ride in the centre of the lane. This is for their own safety as it makes them more visible. You should be patient and only pass when it’s safe to do so.

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Rule 214Highway Code rule · Pass horses slowly and widely, obey a handler’s request, and accept a safety position through a narrow section or roundabout.Rule 215Highway Code rule · Pass horses slowly and widely, obey a handler’s request, and accept a safety position through a narrow section or roundabout.

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