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What does a 2-plus-1 road have?

  1. A.Two lanes for cars and one lane for trucks and buses.
  2. B.Barriers between the hard shoulder and the verge.
  3. C.Two lanes of traffic in one direction and one in the opposite direction.
  4. D.Barriers between lanes of traffic going in the same direction.
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Correct answer: C. Two lanes of traffic in one direction and one in the opposite direction.

A 2-plus-1 road consists of two lanes in one direction of travel and one lane in the other direction. The two-lane section allows for safe overtaking and alternates with a one-lane section roughly every 2 kilometres.

This is an official-style question from the Safe and Responsible Driving topic of the Ireland driver theory test (Cat. B). Practise all 807 questions free on iTest.ie — with timed mock exams, automatic mistake tracking and progress sync across devices.

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