Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

You're driving on a motorway. What should you do if the overhead signs show a red cross with red flashing lights above your lane?

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Continue in that lane and look for further information

Move into another lane as soon as you can do so safely

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

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Move into another lane as soon as you can do so safelyThis was the right answer

A red cross with flashing red lights above your lane shows that your lane is closed. You should move into another lane as soon as you can do so safely. If the signal shows above all lanes, you must stop and not go beyond the signal.

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Rule 258Highway Code rule · The original red-X artwork was inspected. Never pass a red X in its lane; if every lane shows it, stop.Know Your Traffic Signs: motorway signs and signalsReviewed guidance summary · The original red-X artwork was inspected. Never pass a red X in its lane; if every lane shows it, stop.

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