Motorways (253 to 273)

1. General (253 to 254)
   
2. Motorway signals (255 to 258)
   
3. Joining the motorway (259)
   
4. On the motorway (260 to 263)
   

5. Lane discipline (264 to 266)
6. Overtaking (267 to 269)
7. Stopping (270 to 271)
8. Leaving the motorway (272 to 273)

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3. Joining the motorway (259)

259
Joining the motorway. When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should

• give priority to traffic already on the motorway
• check the traffic on the motorway and match your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
• not cross solid white lines that separate lanes or use the hard shoulder
• stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway
• remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking.

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