A latest survey conducted by AA Driving School revealed that almost 50% of drivers have noticed other motorists crossing the chevrons to re-enter a motorway after mistakenly taking the mistaken exit. The study questioned 13,000 drivers about unusual driving behaviours they had witnessed on UK motorways.
Additionally, Expires of respondents reported seeing drivers using the exhausting shoulder when it was not allowed, and one in four had seen someone stopping on the hard shoulder to urinate. The survey also discovered that 57% of drivers are still unaware that learner drivers are permitted on motorways with a qualified instructor in a dual-control vehicle, even though the law was changed to permit this 5 years in the past.
A important 83% of drivers claimed they’d never seen a learner on the motorway. Mark Born, head of teacher coaching at AA Driving School, suggested that “some learners will not be making full use of the legislation change.” He expressed hope that extra learners would take motorway driving classes to improve their confidence and expertise with motorway etiquette, potentially reducing the variety of middle-lane hoggers, tailgaters, and those stopping for a toilet break on the onerous shoulder.
Five years in the past, 22-year-old Finbar King turned the primary learner to have a lesson on a motorway when he drove on the M25 with an AA instructor just after midnight. He said, “The motorway lessons helped to provide me the boldness to drive on motorways after I handed my check.”