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Difficulty: EasyBreakdown Procedures

Your car suffers engine failure on a motorway and you manage to stop safely on the hard shoulder. Which TWO actions should you take to keep yourself and your passengers safe?

  1. Switch on your hazard warning lights to alert approaching trafficAnswer
  2. B
    Place a red warning triangle 45 metres behind the vehicle
  3. Exit the vehicle using the left-hand doors and wait behind the safety barrierAnswer
  4. D
    Remain seated inside the vehicle with seatbelts fastened until help arrives

Answer

The correct actions are switching on your hazard warning lights and exiting the vehicle using the left-hand doors to wait behind the safety barrier.
Under UK Highway Code Rule 274, when stopped on the hard shoulder you must make your vehicle as visible as possible by switching on hazard warning lights. All occupants must exit via the left-hand passenger doors away from moving traffic and wait behind the safety barrier on the verge or embankment.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Warn approaching traffic of the hazard
Hazard warning lights are activated immediately upon stopping
Alerts approaching motorway drivers that your vehicle is stationary on the hard shoulder.
2
Safely evacuate all vehicle occupants
All passengers leave through the near-side (left-hand) doors
Prevents anyone from opening doors into or stepping onto live, high-speed traffic lanes.
3
Position occupants in a safe location away from the carriageway
Everyone moves behind the safety barrier and up the embankment
Provides maximum physical protection in the event another vehicle collides with the stationary car.

Key Concept

Motorway Breakdown Safety Protocol (UK Highway Code Rule 274)
Estimated Time:45s
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