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This sign instructs you to leave the motorway at the upcoming junction. It is typically shown when the road ahead is closed due to an incident, roadworks, or maintenance, directing you onto a diversion route. Stopping immediately on a carriageway is extremely dangerous, and using the hard shoulder is reserved for emergencies or specific active traffic management signs. The Highway Code expects drivers to follow these diversion signs to keep traffic moving safely." }, "suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Stop immediately" }, { "@type": "Answer", "text": "All vehicles must use hard shoulder" }, { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Sharp left bend ahead" } ] } } ] --- Get an exclusive 15% off - Offer ends next week! 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DVSA-style practice question · Road and Traffic Signs ![Illustration for the theory test question: You are travelling along the motorway and see this sign, what does it mean?](/quiz-images/AB2760.gif) ## The answer options - Stop immediately - All vehicles must use hard shoulder - Sharp left bend ahead - Leave the motorway at the next exit**Correct** ## Why that is the answer This sign instructs you to leave the motorway at the upcoming junction. It is typically shown when the road ahead is closed due to an incident, roadworks, or maintenance, directing you onto a diversion route. Stopping immediately on a carriageway is extremely dangerous, and using the hard shoulder is reserved for emergencies or specific active traffic management signs. 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