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What's a buffer lane?

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A lane kept closed to normal traffic to provide safety separation

A lane for overtaking safely

A lane to park in until the wind drops

The only lane to be used in high winds

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A lane kept closed to normal traffic to provide safety separationThis was the right answer

A buffer lane is closed to normal traffic. It is not an overtaking or parking lane, or a lane all traffic should use. Follow the actual closure signs and markings, including any red X. Different traffic-management schemes use closed lanes for different safety reasons.

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A buffer lane is closed to normal trafficReviewed guidance summary · The corrected definition does not portray a closed lane as an ordinary driving refuge.

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