If you drive past your exit on an expressway, you should:
- Pull onto the shoulder, then back up to the exit
- Drive to the next exit and leave the expressway ✓
- Make a U-turn at the nearest emergency turn area
- Make a U-turn at the next service area
Answer: B. Drive to the next exit and leave the expressway
You should drive to the next exit and leave the expressway there.
Why this is the answer
The manual tells drivers who take the wrong exit or head the wrong way to stay on the expressway until the next exit, then leave and work out the route from there. It also warns that backing up on an entrance or exit ramp or trying to cross a median is dangerous. Driving on to the next exit follows that direction and avoids the risky reversing move described in the manual.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Pull onto the shoulder, then back up to the exit — The handbook does not tell you to pull onto the shoulder and reverse to the exit; it says to stay on the expressway until the next exit.
- C. Make a U-turn at the nearest emergency turn area — Making a U-turn at an emergency turn area is not given as a way to fix a missed exit; the handbook directs you to continue to the next exit.
- D. Make a U-turn at the next service area — Making a U-turn at a service area is not mentioned as a remedy for a missed exit; the handbook says to continue to the next exit.
Remember it
Missed your exit? Keep going and take the next one.