What should you do when exiting a freeway?
- Signal, move into the deceleration lane, reduce speed gradually and obey exit signs ✓
- Signal and then stop to wait for an opening in the traffic
- Signal and then accelerate while merging smoothly into traffic and then proceed to the exit lane
- Do what the vehicle ahead of you does
Answer: A. Signal, move into the deceleration lane, reduce speed gradually and obey exit signs
Signal, move into the deceleration lane, reduce speed gradually, and obey the exit signs.
Why this is the answer
The handbook explains that the exit lane is there to let you leave the freeway and reduce speed. It says to signal before leaving, keep your speed until you are in the exit lane, and then slow down gradually for roads with lower speed limits. It also says to check which exit you need ahead of time so you can get into the right lane. That matches the steps of signalling, entering the exit lane, slowing gradually, and following the exit information.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Signal and then stop to wait for an opening in the traffic — The handbook does not tell you to stop and wait for an opening when exiting; it describes using the exit lane and slowing gradually.
- C. Signal and then accelerate while merging smoothly into traffic and then proceed to the exit lane — Accelerating to merge is described for entering a freeway, while exiting is about getting into the exit lane and reducing speed.
- D. Do what the vehicle ahead of you does — Copying the vehicle ahead is not the rule; the handbook gives specific exit steps: signal, enter the exit lane, then slow gradually.
Remember it
Exit lane first, slowing second: signal, get into the exit lane, then ease off your speed.