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Difficulty: EasyLarge Goods Vehicles (LGVs)

You are driving behind a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) on a single carriageway and intend to overtake it safely. In which chronological order should you carry out the following actions?

  1. 1Drop back to increase your following distance until you can see both exterior mirrors of the lorry and have a clear view ahead
  2. 2Check all mirrors and assess the oncoming road to confirm there is adequate distance, clear visibility, and no hazards ahead
  3. 3Signal right, perform final blind spot checks, and move out smoothly to accelerate past the lorry without lingering alongside it
  4. 4Check your interior mirror to ensure the entire front of the lorry is visible before returning smoothly to the left-hand lane

Answer

The correct sequence begins by dropping back to gain visibility, assessing the road ahead and checking mirrors, signaling and accelerating smoothly past the vehicle, and finally confirming clearance in the interior mirror before returning to the left lane.
The correct sequence follows the standard Information-Position-Speed-Gear-Acceleration (IPSGA) driving routine adapted for large vehicles. A driver must first drop back to eliminate blind spots and see past the large vehicle. Once an adequate view is established, the driver assesses oncoming traffic, signals and completes the pass decisively, and finally returns to the nearside lane only after confirming adequate forward buffer in the interior mirror.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Increase following distance behind the Large Goods Vehicle (LGV).
Your field of vision around the large vehicle is widened and you become visible in the driver's side mirrors.
Large goods vehicles significantly obstruct forward vision and have large rear blind spots directly behind them.
2
Check mirrors and scan the road ahead for upcoming bends, dips, or oncoming traffic.
You verify that the road remains clear for the entire duration needed to overtake.
LGVs take longer to pass due to their length; a long straight stretch of clear road is required.
3
Indicate your intention, check your offside blind spot, and move past the lorry briskly.
You pass the LGV efficiently and reduce the time spent in its offside blind spots.
Lingering alongside an LGV increases vulnerability to wind buffeting and side blind spots.
4
Check the interior mirror until the lorry cab is in view before moving back into the left lane.
You pull back into lane with a safe buffer distance ahead of the lorry.
Large, heavy vehicles require considerably longer stopping distances, so cutting in closely is dangerous.

Key Concept

Safe following distance and structured overtaking procedure around Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs)
Estimated Time:45s
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