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Difficulty: MediumLane Discipline and Positioning

You are following a long articulated lorry on a two-way road. On approaching a narrow left-hand turn, the driver signals left but moves over towards the centre line of the road. What is the correct way to position your vehicle?

  1. A
    Move into the gap on the nearside of the lorry to make your turn ahead of it
  2. Stay well back behind the lorry and allow it sufficient room to complete the turnAnswer
  3. C
    Accelerate past the lorry on the offside while it is moving over to the right
  4. D
    Pull up tightly along the left kerb to block cyclists from filtering past

Answer

Stay well back behind the lorry and allow it sufficient room to complete the turn.
Long vehicles such as articulated lorries frequently need to swing wide to the right before making a sharp left turn. This allows the rear trailer wheels to clear the kerb. Drivers behind must remain well back and hold their lane position, giving the lorry adequate space to complete the entire manoeuvre safely.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the vehicle ahead and recognise its manoeuvre requirements.
Recognise that large articulated vehicles require extra road space and often need to swing out to the right before turning left into a narrow side road.
The rear trailer wheels of a long vehicle track inside the turning path of the front cab, cutting across the corner.
2
Select the appropriate lane discipline and following position.
Remain positioned well back in your lane behind the lorry rather than entering the temporary gap left on its left-hand side.
Holding back ensures you stay visible in the driver's mirrors and outside the sweep path of the trailer.

Key Concept

Positioning and following distances when sharing the road with large turning vehicles
Estimated Time:45s
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Lane Discipline and Positioning

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