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Motorways are statistically the safest roads - they carry 15% of traffic and account for around 3% of accidents. But due to the high speed and volume of traffic, any accidents are usually serious. |
- Sustained motorway driving can make you less aware of speed. Check your speed regularly and, if there's not too much traffic, use your car's cruise control and/or speed limiter (where fitted).
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- Leave a greater gap between vehicles on motorways than on other roads. At higher speeds, stopping distances increase dramatically.
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- Large vehicles can obstruct your view ahead. Change lanes or drop back so that you can see what's happening further up the road.
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- Stay alert. Motorway driving is boring and it's easy to lose concentration. Tiredness is a major cause of accidents so take a 15-minute break every two to three hours. Your reaction time is seriously lengthened when you are tired.
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- Avoid middle-lane driving - it prevents proper use of the left lane by other drivers and thereby increases congestion. The middle and right lanes are for overtaking, and should move left again as soon as possible after overtaking.
- Look well ahead for slow-moving traffic or bunching up. Leave plenty of space to slow down.
- Don't rubberneck at accidents. Drivers slowing down to look at crashes frequently have, or cause, their own.
- If the vehicle behind is driving too close, move over and let it pass
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