The answer options
- Accelerate past it quickly
- Carry on, it is your priority
- Give way to oncoming trafficCorrect
- Wave vehicles through
Why that is the answer
According to the Highway Code, when an obstruction is on your side of the road, oncoming vehicles have priority because their lane is clear. You must give way and wait until there is a safe gap before passing. Carrying on assumes priority you do not have, which risks a collision. Never wave other drivers through, as hidden hazards could put them at risk and you remain responsible for your own safe judgements.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from rules of the road appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.
The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.
More rules of the road questions
- A single carriageway road has this sign. What’s the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
- At a roundabout, how should you signal that you're going straight ahead?
- At an un-marked crossroads, who has priority?
- How else can you indicate to other drivers besides using direction indicators?
- How far are you allowed to reverse?
- How should you park at night on a road with a 40mph speed limit?