Reversing or making a U-turn on a motorway is prohibited.
Lesson 07
Motorways, tunnels & railways
Essential rules, explained step by step.
Educational difficulty is separate from the legal penalty. These are original practice questions, not official examination items.
Emergency corridors
Form an emergency corridor when a queue develops on a carriageway with at least two lanes. The leftmost lane moves left; all other lanes move right. Leave the space beside the leftmost lane clear rather than waiting for a siren.
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Do not enter a level crossing while the barriers are moving.
If you miss a motorway exit, continue to the next exit.
In a tunnel fire, leave the vehicle and use the marked emergency escape route if safe.
The emergency lane is not an extra lane for avoiding traffic jams.
Regulatory source ↗Reviewed 2026-11-02
Apply the lesson · 4
You join a motorway using an acceleration lane. Traffic on the main carriageway is moving normally; your lane is not one of two continuing lanes being reduced. Who yields?
- Form the rescue corridor now: middle and right lanes move right.
- Match traffic safely and give way to the main carriageway.
- Continue to a later exit; do not reverse or cross the separation.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
An entry ramp does not automatically give priority. Rescue corridors are preventive. A missed exit never justifies reversing, and a shoulder is not an extra lane unless lawfully opened.
Regulatory source ↗A queue is forming on three lanes in your direction. You are in the middle lane and no ambulance is visible yet. What should you do?
- Continue to a later exit; do not reverse or cross the separation.
- Do not use the closed shoulder as a running lane.
- Form the rescue corridor now: middle and right lanes move right.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
An entry ramp does not automatically give priority. Rescue corridors are preventive. A missed exit never justifies reversing, and a shoulder is not an extra lane unless lawfully opened.
Regulatory source ↗You missed the motorway exit and are beyond the separation markings. The next exit is farther away but accessible. What is the safe legal choice?
- Continue to a later exit; do not reverse or cross the separation.
- Do not use the closed shoulder as a running lane.
- Match traffic safely and give way to the main carriageway.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
An entry ramp does not automatically give priority. Rescue corridors are preventive. A missed exit never justifies reversing, and a shoulder is not an extra lane unless lawfully opened.
Regulatory source ↗Motorway traffic is queued. The shoulder is not open to traffic and you have no breakdown. May you use it to reach the exit sooner?
- Match traffic safely and give way to the main carriageway.
- Do not use the closed shoulder as a running lane.
- Form the rescue corridor now: middle and right lanes move right.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
An entry ramp does not automatically give priority. Rescue corridors are preventive. A missed exit never justifies reversing, and a shoulder is not an extra lane unless lawfully opened.
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