Revision question · Drivers' hours and rest periods

You start to feel sleepy while driving a lorry on a motorway. What should you do?

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Stop on the hard shoulder and rest

Stop to rest at the next safe, suitable place, such as a service area

Slow down and use the hazard warning lights

Increase your speed to get to the next service area sooner

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Stop to rest at the next safe, suitable place, such as a service areaThis was the right answer

Sleepiness requires a safe stop, not an open window. Use a service area or leave at the next exit to find somewhere suitable. Do not use a hard shoulder or emergency area for an ordinary rest break, and do not speed up to reach a stopping place.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 91Highway Code rule · Rest at a suitable safe place, using services or the next exit on a motorway. The separately fingerprinted correction removes the unsafe open-window remedy.Rule 262Highway Code rule · Rest at a suitable safe place, using services or the next exit on a motorway. The separately fingerprinted correction removes the unsafe open-window remedy.

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