Correct answer: D. Try to match the vehicle speed to that of traffic already on the motorway and merge into it in a suitable gap.
When joining a motorway a driver should try to match their speed to that of the motorway traffic and merge into it when a suitable gap appears, avoiding driving in the hard shoulder, while yielding to traffic already on the motorway.
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