What should you do if your motorcycle breaks down while you're riding through a tunnel?
- A Switch on hazard warning lights
- B Remain on your motorcycle
- C Wait for the police to find you
- D Rely on CCTV cameras seeing you
Why this is the answer
If your motorcycle breaks down in a tunnel, it could present a danger to other traffic. First switch on your hazard warning lights and then call for help from an emergency telephone point. Do not rely on being found by the police or being seen by a CCTV camera.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Remain on your motorcycle — Staying with the machine in a tunnel leaves you in the most dangerous place you could be.
- C
- Wait for the police to find you — Waiting to be found wastes the minutes in which traffic is still arriving behind you.
- D
- Rely on CCTV cameras seeing you — Cameras may be watching, but you cannot assume anyone is looking at that screen right now.
Where this comes from
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
Where this question comes from
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