You're on a road that's only wide enough for one vehicle. What should you do if a car is coming towards you?
- A Pull into a passing place on your right
- B Force the other driver to reverse
- C Pull into a passing place if your vehicle is wider
- D Pull into a passing place on your left
Why this is the answer
Pull into the nearest passing place on the left if you meet another vehicle on a narrow road. If the nearest passing place is on the right, wait opposite it.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Pull into a passing place on your right — That puts you on the wrong side of the road. Wait opposite it instead.
- B
- Force the other driver to reverse — Nobody has the right to make somebody else reverse.
- C
- Pull into a passing place if your vehicle is wider — Width does not decide it. Which side the passing place is on does.
Where this comes from
- Driving: the essential skills — section 10
- The Highway Code — rule 155
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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