Revision question · Drivers' hours and rest periods

What should you do if you suddenly become tired while you're driving on a motorway?

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Stop on the hard shoulder and rest

Leave by the next exit and find a place to stop

Stop on the next slip road and rest

Stop on the verge of the motorway and rest

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Leave by the next exit and find a place to stopThis was the right answer

If you're driving for long distances on a motorway, have plenty of rest stops. Many incidents have been caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel. If you feel yourself becoming tired, you need to leave the motorway and find a safe place to stop; usually this would be the next service area.

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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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