You are waiting at a T-junction intending to turn right onto a dual carriageway where the central reservation is wide enough to protect your vehicle. In what order should you carry out the following actions to complete the turn safely?
- 1Look to your right and wait for a safe gap in traffic on the first carriageway.
- 2Drive across the first carriageway into the central reservation.
- 3Stop within the central reservation and assess approaching traffic from your left.
- 4Complete the turn and join the flow of traffic on the second carriageway.
Answer
Look right and wait for a gap on the first carriageway, drive across into the central reservation, stop and check traffic approaching from the left, then join the second carriageway when clear.
According to Rule 173 of the Highway Code, when turning right onto a dual carriageway with a central reservation that is wide enough to protect your vehicle, you should treat each half of the road as a separate crossing. First, check for traffic approaching from the right and wait for a safe gap to cross into the central reservation. Once safely positioned in the reservation, stop and check for oncoming traffic approaching from the left on the second carriageway, completing the turn when it is safe to do so.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Negotiating dual carriageway junctions with a central reservation as two separate crossings (Highway Code Rule 173)
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