Revision question · The road

You're driving a lorry from a wet construction site onto a motorway. Why must you take extra precautions before leaving the site?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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Your view from the cab will be obscured by plant machinery

It's an offence to emerge from a works site onto a motorway

Your lorry's spray-suppression equipment will be inoperative

Mud or debris carried onto the road can make it dangerously slippery

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Mud or debris carried onto the road can make it dangerously slipperyThis was the right answer

Prevent mud and debris reaching the public road. The site should provide wheel washing where needed and arrange prompt cleaning of any deposits. Check the wheels and ledges before leaving rather than relying on road users to avoid contamination.

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Keep construction mud and debris off public roadsReviewed guidance summary · Wheel washing and debris checks prevent dangerous material being carried from the worksite onto the road.

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