Car permit · Passing and lanes

Look at the mirror zones and the red blind spots in the picture. Which routine should you follow before moving into another lane?

Look at the mirror zones and the red blind spots in the picture. Which routine should you follow before moving into another lane?

Correct answer: Signal, check your mirrors, and do a shoulder check.

Answer options

  1. ASignal and check your mirrors, skipping the shoulder check
  2. BSignal, check your mirrors, and do a shoulder check Correct
  3. CSignal and do a shoulder check, skipping the mirrors

Why

The mirrors show the green zones behind and beside the car, but nothing in the red zones appears in them, so only turning your head reveals a car there. A safe lane change uses all three steps, a signal, a mirror check and a shoulder check, and then a smooth move once the lane is clear.

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Topic: Passing and lanes   License: Car permit

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