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Difficulty: HardSpace to Cross or Enter Traffic

When attempting to cross a divided highway where the center median strip is narrower than the overall length of a vehicle combination, it is permissible to cross the first set of lanes and stop in the median while waiting for far-lane traffic to clear, as long as the tractor has fully cleared the near travel lanes.

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Stopping in a median narrower than the vehicle's total length leaves the rear portion of the trailer sticking out into active traffic lanes. Commercial drivers must never pull into a narrow median unless there is a sufficient gap in both directions to cross completely without stopping in the middle.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Assess vehicle combination length against the width of the center median.
Identified that the total vehicle combination length exceeds the median storage space.
Determines whether the median is large enough to safely hold the entire vehicle without obstructing travel lanes.
2
Analyze the physical hazard of stopping an oversized vehicle in an undersized median.
Recognized that the rear trailer will remain extended across the near lanes of cross-traffic.
Clearing only the front tractor does not protect the trailer from cross-traffic collisions.
3
Apply the commercial driving safety standard for crossing divided highways with narrow medians.
Concluded that the driver must wait for a gap large enough to cross both directions of traffic in a single continuous maneuver.
Prevents the vehicle from being stranded across active lanes while waiting for far-side traffic to clear.

Key Concept

Space management and gap requirements when crossing divided highways with undersized medians
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Space to Cross or Enter Traffic

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