When travelling slower than the other traffic, you should
- signal other drivers to pass you.
- keep well to the right-hand side of the roadway. ✓
- keep well to the left-hand side of the roadway.
- drive in the middle of the roadway.
Answer: B. keep well to the right-hand side of the roadway.
When you are travelling slower than the other traffic, keep well to the right-hand side of the roadway.
Why this is the answer
The truck handbook says to choose the right-most lane you can travel in safely. Staying as far right as possible reduces disruption to traffic flow and keeps hazards on the left side of the vehicle, where your view is less restricted. That is why the correct choice is to keep well to the right-hand side of the roadway when you are slower than the traffic around you.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. signal other drivers to pass you. — Signalling other drivers to pass is not what the handbook advises; it directs you to use the right-most safe lane instead.
- C. keep well to the left-hand side of the roadway. — Keeping well to the left-hand side goes against the handbook's direction to stay as far right as possible.
- D. drive in the middle of the roadway. — Driving in the middle of the roadway does not follow the instruction to choose the right-most lane you can travel in safely.
Remember it
When you are the slow vehicle, treat the right edge as your home base.
Official handbook: Official MTO Truck Handbook, Driving along