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Motorways

If you have been dreading this lesson, don't. You will learn a lot.

You can legally drive on the motorways without any instruction on them at all and a lot of people do. This becomes more and more obvious when you get onto one.

Being taught professionally to know what is going on around you is a big advantage.

Mile for mile motorways are our safest roads because of the absence of a number of hazards: -

Pedestrians
Cyclists
Roundabouts
Oncoming traffic
Right turning traffic

Positive Driving skills make driving on motorways even safer, especially using: -

Effective observation
Good anticipation

Because of the higher speeds involved motorway accidents tend to be much more serious when they do occur.

The national speed limit often applies when driving on dual carriageways, but it pays to remember that the maximum speed at which you are permitted to drive is not necessarily a suitable speed for the prevailing road conditions.

Drivers often wish to 'Get their foot down' on motorways when wisdom dictates otherwise.

Please do not get caught out like this.

Some apprehension is perfectly normal at the beginning of this lesson. Once on the motorway though it melts away because there is so much to do.

The positive driving skills that you have learnt in your other lessons will come together in this one, especially if it rains hard. By the end of these lessons you will feel comfortable joining the motorway, negotiating your way through the traffic and planning a motorway journey.

The future is yours but bear in mind now that you have received proper training to be a good driver.

If you keep up the skills that you have been taught, then you will remain safe, sensible and proficient for life.

If you can't be bothered you will be a big danger to yourself and those around you.

Confidence in the hands of people who cannot be bothered to use their skills is dangerous.

You will see below some of the more common Motorway Signs and what they mean.

Motorway Ahead