If traffic is approaching from both the front and behind, what should you do?

If traffic is approaching from both the front and behind, what should you do?

• A. Maintain speed
• B. Speed up
• C. Ignore and proceed
• D. Stop

Answer: (D)

When you’re on a road where traffic is coming from both the front and the rear, there’s no safe way to move forward or squeeze past. Stopping is the safest option because it prevents a collision with vehicles approaching from either direction and gives you time to assess the situation and wait for a safe gap or a suitable turnout. Keeping speed or speeding up would raise the risk of hitting something in front or being hit from behind, and ignoring the situation and continuing would be reckless. Once there’s a safe opportunity, you can proceed with caution.

When you’re on a road where traffic is coming from both the front and the rear, there’s no safe way to move forward or squeeze past. Stopping is the safest option because it prevents a collision with vehicles approaching from either direction and gives you time to assess the situation and wait for a safe gap or a suitable turnout. Keeping speed or speeding up would raise the risk of hitting something in front or being hit from behind, and ignoring the situation and continuing would be reckless. Once there’s a safe opportunity, you can proceed with caution.