Question 5442
If you do not intend to pass, where is it not necessary to leave a gap with the vehicle in front that allows you to be safely passed by the vehicles following you?
- Within a built-up area.
- On roads outside a built-up area where passing is not prohibited.
- On conventional roads with one lane in each direction.
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Correct answer: Within a built-up area.
Inside built-up areas, you do not have to leave room for drivers behind you to pass. You only need enough distance to brake without hitting the vehicle ahead, such as the white van in the image. On a road outside a built-up area with one lane in each direction where passing is allowed, however, that extra gap is required.