When moving into a lane of traffic, a driver
- must yield to the traffic already in the lane ✓
- has the right of way
- must use hand signals
- must yield if he has less than a 2 metre gap
Answer: A. must yield to the traffic already in the lane
A driver moving into a lane of traffic must yield to the traffic already in that lane.
Why this is the answer
The handbook explains that traffic already occupying the lane holds priority whenever you pull into it, whether you are leaving the roadside or changing lanes. You need to fit in without forcing those drivers to slow down or steer away. That is why the driver entering the lane must wait for a safe opening and yield, rather than expecting traffic already there to make room.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. has the right of way — The driver moving into the lane does not have the right of way; the vehicles already in that lane do.
- C. must use hand signals — The passages do not say that hand signals are required whenever you move into a lane of traffic.
- D. must yield if he has less than a 2 metre gap — No passage gives a 2 metre gap rule; the rule described is to yield to traffic already in the lane.
Remember it
Treat the lane you want as space owned by the cars already in it: they go first, and you join only when it is safe.