Motorways

Although motorways make up only a small percentage of the UK road network, they carry over a third of all heavy freight traffic.

Despite this high volume of traffic, motorways should still be the safest roads to drive on.

For this section you need the following worksheets:

• Motorway project sheet

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Introduction

This section offers an overview of motorway basics to consolidate your knowledge of the rules, regulations and techniques required for safe motorway driving.

You can find more information about motorways in the SmartDriving Motorway Driving section. We recommend this as additional study.

You should aim to get at least three hour's practise on a motorways with lots of entering and leaving before taking Part-Two paying particular attention to the following points.

In this section you will complete the following motorway practise:

• Entering and leaving a minimum of fifteen motorway junctions.

• Overtaking and lane-changing using all lanes.

• Maintaining a minimum two-second gap without the need for braking.

You will also be fully familiar with the motorway signing system and have had practical experience of following motorway signs.

Next: Step 2 - joining the motorway