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You are driving a car towing a caravan on a three-lane motorway under normal conditions where the national speed limit applies. What is your legal maximum speed limit, and which lane restriction applies to your vehicle?

  1. A
    70 mph, and you must not use the right-hand lane (lane 3)
  2. 60 mph, and you must not use the right-hand lane (lane 3)Cevap
  3. C
    60 mph, and you must stay in the left-hand lane (lane 1) at all times
  4. D
    70 mph, and you may use any lane to overtake slower traffic

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60 mph, and you must not use the right-hand lane (lane 3)
Under UK Highway Code Rules 124 and 265, any car towing a trailer or caravan is subject to a reduced national speed limit of 60 mph on dual carriageways and motorways. Additionally, towing vehicles are legally prohibited from using the right-hand lane of a motorway that has three or more lanes, except when directed by signs, roadworks, or temporary lane closures. They may, however, use the middle lane to overtake slower vehicles in the left lane.

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1
Determine the national speed limit for a vehicle towing a trailer or caravan on a motorway.
Under the UK Highway Code, towing vehicles are restricted to a maximum speed limit of 60 mph on dual carriageways and motorways (reduced by 10 mph from the standard 70 mph car limit).
Increased weight and inertia reduce braking efficiency and vehicle stability at higher speeds.
2
Identify motorway lane restrictions applicable to vehicles towing trailers.
Under UK Highway Code Rule 265, vehicles towing a trailer MUST NOT use the right-hand lane on a motorway with three or more lanes (unless specific signs or road closures dictate otherwise).
Preventing slower and larger combinations from blocking the fastest overtaking lane maintains safe traffic flow.
3
Synthesize the speed limit and lane restriction rules to evaluate permissible driving conduct.
The driver must observe a 60 mph maximum speed limit and restrict their driving and overtaking maneuvers to lanes 1 and 2, never entering lane 3.
Both legal requirements must be adhered to simultaneously when operating a towing combination on a three-lane motorway.

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