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Are you a master of merging

Take our quiz and see if your merging knowledge is up to scratch.

By Jeremy Rochow
Published: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Do you know the difference between a zip merge and lane change? Or what to do when there’s a dotted line or ‘form one lane’ sign?

Buckle up, put your indicator on and find out if your merging knowledge is up to scratch with our quiz.

1. You’re leaving Stirling and heading towards Mount Barker in the red car. You enter the South Eastern Freeway on-ramp, and there’s a blue car travelling at the speed limit in the left through lane on the freeway. You indicate and then must…*
- A. Adjust your speed if necessary to give way to the blue car and then merge
- B. Zip merge as you’re in front of the blue car
- C. Increase your speed well above 110km/h and cut in front of the blue car
2. The bus has just left the bus stop in Victoria Square and is indicating right looking to merge into traffic. Does the yellow car need to give way?*
- A. Yes
- B. No
3. You’re driving on a three-lane road in the left lane and approaching roadworks when you see the below sign indicating your lane is ending. What should you do?*
- A. Merge straight away, forcing cars in the continuing lane to give way
- B. Speed up the left lane and find an open space
- C. Put your indicator on, and wait until it’s safe to merge, giving way to traffic in the continuing lane
4. Does the green car need to give way to the red car?*
- A. Yes
- B. No
5. The yellow car is leaving Torrens Road and entering Fitzroy Terrace. In which order should the cars be sitting on Fitzroy Terrace once the yellow car merges?*
- A. Red, blue, yellow
- B. Blue, red, yellow
- C. Red, yellow, blue
- D. Yellow, red, blue
6. The red car is looking to merge onto South Road near the Cross Road overpass, crossing a bike lane. Do they…*
- A. Enter South Road, forcing the blue car to give way
- B. Give way to any traffic already on South Road, including in the bike lane, before entering South Road
- C. Zip merge
7. In this scenario on the Southern Expressway at Darlington, the left lane is ending, and the truck is merging. Should the truck…*
- A. Zip merge
- B. Speed up to get in front of the blue car
- C. Give way to the blue car and then change lanes
8. The red car has turned right from Manning Road onto Black Road. The two cars approach a ‘form one lane’ sign and the lane dividing line ends. Who needs to give way in this situation?*
- A. The red car because they’re entering Black Road
- B. The blue car
- C. Neither

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