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What should a driver do when joining a motorway from a slip road?

  1. A.Drive along the hard shoulder until a suitable gap appears in the motorway traffic to allow the driver to merge into it.
  2. B.Always stop at the end of the acceleration lane and yield to traffic on the motorway
  3. C.Drive directly onto the motorway as the driver on the acceleration lane has right of way.
  4. D.Try to match the vehicle speed to that of traffic already on the motorway and merge into it in a suitable gap.
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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.

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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