Motorway Lanes Explained

For newly qualified drivers remember you cant drive on a motorway as a learner the thought of driving on a motorway can cause dread and fear. Road markings explained this video fully explains the road markings in the uk. Motorway lane rule motorway middle lane hoggers.

motorway lanes explained

Motorway Signs Signals And Road Markings

You Re On A Three Lane Highway And Trying To Keep A Steady Speed

Motorway Signs Signals And Road Markings

However motorways are the safest roads in britain and are an excellent way of covering long distances quickly.

Motorway lanes explained.

Sometimes the slip road becomes the left hand lane of a motorway so simply stay in that lane.
Signal left in good time and reduce your speed on the slip road as necessary.
Firstly what is middle lane hogging.
The left hand lane is the one that you should be in most of the time.

This video explaines the motorway lane dicipline and the middle lane hogging.
Motorway middle lane hoggers beware youre breaking the law.
Many people drive on the motorway in the middle lane hogging.
You should always drive in the left hand lane when the road ahead is clear.

Double yellow lines on the left.
Move into the left hand lane well before reaching your exit.
Motorways 253 to 273 rules for motorways including rules for signals joining the motorway driving on the motorway lane discipline overtaking stopping and leaving the motorway.
Joining and leaving a motorway driving lesson driving in the.

On leaving the motorway or using a link road between motorways your speed may be higher than you realise 50 mph 80 kmh may feel like 30 mph 48 kmh.
When driving along a three lane motorway rule 264 of the highway code states.
Join the motorways left hand lane and stay there until it is safe to overtake slower traffic.
You should always drive in the left hand lane when the road ahead is clear.

Occasionally if other lanes of the motorway are closed the hard shoulder will be used as a temporary lane but in virtually all road conditions you should never use the hard shoulder.
Is it illegal why do people do it and is it ever justified.
As the first driver in the uk is prosecuted for hogging the middle lane of a motorway we explain the legalities and how to stay on.
Here we take a closer look at middle lane hoggers answering the questions.

The highway code is very clear on this.