The answer options
- Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic around it
- Stop in your lane and turn on your hazards to pick it up
- Pull over then walk back to where it was dropped and pick it up
- Stop at the next emergency telephone to report the incidentCorrect
Why that is the answer
Stopping or walking on a motorway carriageway is extremely dangerous due to high-speed traffic. You must never attempt to retrieve dropped luggage yourself or walk on the carriageway, as this puts you and other road users in severe danger. Instead, drive to the next emergency telephone or service area and report the hazard to the police or motorway authorities, who have the training and equipment to safely clear the road.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from incidents, accidents and emergencies 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 incidents, accidents and emergencies questions
- After a collision, someone is unconscious in their vehicle. When should you call the emergency services?
- An adult casualty isn’t breathing. CPR should be administered to keep the blood flowing. How hard should you press against their chest?
- An injured motorcyclist is lying unconscious in the road. The traffic has stopped and there’s no further danger. What could you do to help?
- An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They’re unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?
- At an incident, a casualty is unconscious but breathing. When should you move them?
- At an incident, a casualty isn’t breathing. What should you do while helping them to start breathing again?