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You're driving a large vehicle in gusty conditions. Which vehicle is most likely to be affected by buffeting when you overtake it?

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A motorcycle

A flat-bed lorry

A car

A loaded tanker

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A motorcycleThis was the right answer

A motorcycle is vulnerable to wind and the turbulence from a passing large vehicle. Give the rider generous room and do not cut back in. Vehicle shape, area, balance and loading matter as well as weight; do not assume a simple lightest-first rule for all traffic.

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Rule 232Highway Code rule · Motorcycles and caravans are vulnerable to gusts and turbulence from large vehicles.Rule 233Highway Code rule · Motorcycles and caravans are vulnerable to gusts and turbulence from large vehicles.

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