Your motorcycle has broken down on a motorway. How will you know the direction of the nearest emergency telephone?
- A By walking with the flow of traffic
- B By following an arrow on a marker post
- C By walking against the flow of traffic
- D By remembering where the last phone was
Why this is the answer
If you break down on a motorway, pull onto the hard shoulder and stop as far over to the left as you can. Switch on your hazard warning lights (if fitted) and go to the nearest emergency telephone. Marker posts spaced every 100 metres will show you where the nearest telephone is.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- By walking with the flow of traffic — The flow of traffic does not point towards anything. The nearest phone may be behind you.
- C
- By walking against the flow of traffic — Walking against the traffic is both dangerous and no more likely to be the right way.
- D
- By remembering where the last phone was — By the time you have broken down, guessing from memory could send you a mile the wrong way.
Where this comes from
- Riding: the essential skills — section 11
- The Highway Code — rule 277
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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