Module 6: Safe highway and motorway driving
Motorways and highways
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What you will learn
Merge, keep left and pass safely on high-speed roads.
- Merging from on-ramps
- Keeping left
- Passing lanes
Merging
LawUse the on-ramp to build up speed to match traffic on the motorway. Signal, check mirrors and , and merge into a safe gap. to traffic already on the motorway.
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View official source (opens in a new tab)Keep left and passing lanes
LawKeep left unless passing. On highways with passing lanes, slower vehicles should keep left so others can pass. Don't speed up when someone is trying to pass you.
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A few quick questions – no timer, no pressure.
Another vehicle is overtaking you. What should you do?
Summary
- Match speed on the on-ramp.
- Keep left unless passing.
- Obey ramp signals.
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- Official sourceView official source: Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – Land Transport Rules index
- Official sourceView official source: General Road Code (car drivers) (opens in a new tab)NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi