You’re joining a motorway. Why is it important to make full use of the slip road?

A: Because there is space available to turn round if you need to

B: To allow you direct access to the overtaking lanes

C: To build up a speed similar to traffic on the motorway

D: Because you can continue on the hard shoulder

Try to join the motorway without affecting the progress of the traffic already travelling on it. Always give way to traffic already on the motorway. At busy times you may have to slow down to merge into slow-moving traffic.

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