Road and traffic signs
You are waiting to join a major road and see double broken white lines across your lane. What must you do?
- Stop completely, as you would at a stop line
- Speed up to merge quickly
- You have priority, so drive straight on
- Give way to traffic on the major roadCorrect
Why?
Double broken white lines across your lane are give-way lines. Rule 172 of The Highway Code says you must give way to traffic already on the major road; you need not stop if the road is clear, but you must be ready to. A single solid line, by contrast, means a full stop.
Highway Code rule 172