New Code for Driv ers on Motorways
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A CODE of conduct for drivers on 1—i motorways, emphasizing the importance of lane discipline, 'is now being distributed free to drivers and road transport organizations in the north-west by Lancashire County Council and the county police. It precedes the opening of the Preston motorway next Friday by the Prime Minister.
By next February the advice given in the code will have been reviewed by the committee on road safety, and the final text will be included in a revised edition of the Highway Code for general distribution.
Some of the points contained in the code are as follows: Do not use a motorway if the vehicle cannot maintain a fair speed. Learners are prohibited. Look out for direction signs to the
approaches to the motorway and give way to traffic already on it.
Keep well to the left, except when overtaking, and keep within lane markings. On a three-lane carriageway it is permissible to drive in the centre lane when the left-hand lane is occupied by slower-moving vehicles. The right-hand lane is for overtaking only.
Reversing or turning in the carriageway and crossing the central reservation are forbidden. Stopping on the carriageway, slip roads, central reservation and adjacent verges is forbidden. In an emergency or breakdown a driver must pull off the carriageway on to the hard shoulder on the left. In the event of a puncture, do not brake suddenly. Do not drive on a motorway after dark on side lights only.