Maneuvers+in+a+Highway

 =**JUNCTIONS AND DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS** = 

Dual carriageways are roads with two or more lanes of traffic travelling in each direction. The outer or right-hand lane in each direction is the lane nearest to the centre of the dual carriageway. You must normally drive in the left-hand lane of a dual carriageway. You may use the outer lane of a two-lane or three-lane dual carriageway only:
 * for overtaking, and
 * when intending to turn right a short distance ahead.

Turning left onto a dual carriageway

 * Drive as close as you safely can to the left-hand edge of the approach road.
 * Watch for oncoming traffic.
 * Take the turn when it is safe to do so.
 * Keep to the left-hand lane on the dual carriageway and build up your speed to that of the normal flow of traffic subject to the speed limits and road conditions.

Crossing a dual carriageway or joining it by turning right
If another vehicle is already blocking the median space, wait on the minor road until there is enough space to clear the first half of the road without stopping on the carriageway. If the median is too narrow for your vehicle, wait on the minor road until you can clear both sides of the carriageway, or complete your turn in one go. When driving a large vehicle, it is not safe to treat each half of the dual carriageway as a separate road. You should remain on the minor road until you can cross both sides of the dual carriageway without having to stop. Always take care when you are behind large vehicles or vehicles towing trailers when they are turning. Remember, a long vehicle or combination needs extra room to finish a turn. Cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, in particular, should be extra careful when near these vehicles.
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Wait in the median space (the gap in the central dividing strip) until there is a safe gap in traffic.
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Finish your crossing or turn into the second half of the dual carriageway and build up your speed to that of the normal flow of traffic, subject to speed limits and prevailing road conditions.

<span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Turning right from a dual carriageway
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 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Follow the normal procedure (see below) and move into the right-hand lane. If there is a deceleration lane, move into it.
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">At the junction, turn into the median space and wait for a safe gap in traffic.
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">When it is safe to do so, finish your turn and move into the left-hand lane of the road you are entering.

=<span style="background-color: #00ffd7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Overtaking** = <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Before overtaking you should make sure <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Remember: Mirrors – Signal – Manoeuvre <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Large vehicles. Overtaking these is more difficult. You should
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">the road is sufficiently clear ahead
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">road users are not beginning to overtake you
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">there is a suitable gap in front of the road user you plan to overtake
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">not get too close to the vehicle you intend to overtake
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">use your mirrors, signal when it is safe to do so, take a quick sideways glance if necessary into the blind spot area and then start to move out
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">not assume that you can simply follow a vehicle ahead which is overtaking; there may only be enough room for one vehicle
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">move quickly past the vehicle you are overtaking, once you have started to overtake. Allow plenty of room. Move back to the left as soon as you can but do not cut in
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">take extra care at night and in poor visibility when it is harder to judge speed and distance
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">drop back. This will increase your ability to see ahead and should allow the driver of the large vehicle to see you in their mirrors. Getting too close to large vehicles, including agricultural vehicles such as a tractor with a trailer or other fixed equipment, will obscure your view of the road ahead and there may be another slow-moving vehicle in front

<span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You **MUST NOT** overtake <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**DO NOT** overtake if there is any doubt, or where you cannot see far enough ahead to be sure it is safe. For example, when you are approaching <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**DO NOT** overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">make sure that you have enough room to complete your overtaking manoeuvre before committing yourself. It takes longer to pass a large vehicle. If in doubt do not overtake
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">not assume you can follow a vehicle ahead which is overtaking a long vehicle. If a problem develops, they may abort overtaking and pull back in
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">if you would have to cross or straddle double white lines with a solid line nearest to you (but see Rule 129)
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">if you would have to enter an area designed to divide traffic, if it is surrounded by a solid white line
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">the nearest vehicle to a pedestrian crossing, especially when it has stopped to let pedestrians cross
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">if you would have to enter a lane reserved for buses, trams or cycles during its hours of operation
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">after a ‘No Overtaking’ sign and until you pass a sign cancelling the restriction
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">a corner or bend
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">a hump bridge
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">the brow of a hill
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">approaching or at a road junction on either side of the road
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">where the road narrows
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">when approaching a school crossing patrol
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">between the kerb and a bus or tram when it is at a stop
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">where traffic is queuing at junctions or road works
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">when you would force another road user to swerve or slow down
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">at a level crossing
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">when a road user is indicating right, even if you believe the signal should have been cancelled. Do not take a risk; wait for the signal to be cancelled
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">stay behind if you are following a cyclist approaching a roundabout or junction, and you intend to turn left
 * <span style="background-color: #dbff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">when a tram is standing at a kerbsid