What should you do if luggage falls from your motorcycle while you're riding on a motorway?
- A Stop at the next emergency telephone and report the hazard
- B Stop on the motorway and put on hazard warning lights while you pick it up
- C Walk back up the motorway to pick it up
- D Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down
Why this is the answer
If any of your luggage falls onto the road, pull onto the hard shoulder near an emergency telephone and call for assistance. Do not stop on the carriageway or attempt to retrieve anything.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Stop on the motorway and put on hazard warning lights while you pick it up — Stopping on the running carriageway turns one hazard into two, and you become the second one.
- C
- Walk back up the motorway to pick it up — Walking on a motorway carriageway is among the most dangerous things anyone can do.
- D
- Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down — Waving at traffic at motorway speed does not stop it, and it puts you in its path.
Where this comes from
- Riding: the essential skills — section 11
- The Highway Code — rule 280
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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