Driving Lesson - Dual Carriageways

Speed Limits

• Cars – 70 mph Lorries – 50 mph (Unless other signs)

Joining

• Stay in left lane on slip road - unless overtaking
• Try to get up to "lorry speed" (depending on slip road)
• LADA
  • Check mirrors
  • Assess all other traffic
  • Select a location to slot into ASAP
  • Adjust speed to be able to slot into selected location
• Signal right
• Check blind spot
• Move across into left hand lane smoothly
• Do not cut across any hatch markings

Positioning

• Centre of lane
• Left lane unless overtaking
• Right lane, overtaking only
  • Stay in lane if continuous slow traffic
• Always indicate before changing lane
• Change lanes to allow other vehicles to join

Speed

• Left lane 60-70 mph (where safe to do so)
  • Or will slow down traffic flow and cause lorries to block right lane
• Right lane 70 mph
  • Up to speed limit
    • Avoid hindering other traffic

Observation

• Mirrors – Approx. every 10 seconds

Distance from other vehicles

• 2 Second rule

Cats eyes

• Green – can cross
• Red – on left
• Orange – on right

Leaving

• Mirrors, Signal, Approx. 300 yards marker
• Exit straight into required lane
• Use slip road for slowing down (unless very short)
  • Speeds will seem much slower than they actually are
    • Check speedo – leave time to adjust

Faster Speed - Better Observation and Earlier Planning

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