The answer options
- Accelerating and overtake as quickly as possible
- Put your main beam headlights on
- Keep close to the lorry to limit the spray
- Drop back until your view becomes clearerCorrect
Why that is the answer
Large vehicles produce heavy spray on wet roads, which severely reduces your visibility. Dropping back moves you out of the worst spray, giving you a clearer view ahead and more time to react. Do not get closer or attempt a blind overtake, as you will not be able to see potential hazards. Official guidance notes that wet roads double stopping distances, making a larger separation distance vital for safety.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from other types of vehicle 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 other types of vehicle questions
- It is harder to overtake a large vehicle than a car. Why is this?
- There is a lot of wind. If you're following a motorbike rider who is passing a car with a high side, what should you do?
- What should be your biggest concern when a bus pulls up at a bus stop in front of you?
- What should you do if there is a bus pulled into a bus stop on the road ahead of you?
- What should you do if you see this lorry?
- What should you do in this situation?