{"id":26008,"date":"2020-04-14T10:20:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T09:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drive.wimbledondrivingschool.com\/?page_id=26008"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:01:04","slug":"meeting-traffic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondrivingschool.com\/learning-centre\/meeting-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u2018Meeting traffic\u2019 is a technical term for a simple situation. It occurs when an obstruction makes the road too narrow for two opposing vehicles to pass. Only one vehicle can pass at a time. Meeting traffic tells you how to deal with the situation safely.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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You need good\u00a0anticipation\u00a0skills for the manoeuvres that follow. Always follow the MSPSL routine:<\/p>


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A\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Obstruction on your side of the road.\u00a0If there\u2019s a car parked ahead of you on your side of the road, but the other side of the road is clear, oncoming traffic has priority. You must slow down or stop to let oncoming traffic pass first.<\/p>

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B\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Obstruction on the opposite side of the road.\u00a0If the parked car is on the opposite side, and your carriageway is clear, you have priority. Oncoming traffic should slow down or stop to let you pass. Bear in mind that priority is something that you give to others, but never take as a right. When you have priority, proceed with caution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Obstructions on both sides of the road<\/strong>
When the road is narrowed from both sides, neither driver has priority. Do not assume that the other driver will give way. To take control of the situation, you should slow down or stop.<\/p>

Try to make eye\u00a0contact\u00a0so that you can decide who is going first. If the other driver flashes, they could be letting you know that they can pull into a gap to let you pass.<\/p>

Or they may be telling you that they think it\u2019s safe for you to proceed. Don\u2019t take this message at face value. The other driver may have overlooked something. If they didn\u2019t check their\u00a0mirrors, for example, they could have missed the fact that there\u2019s another car coming from behind that could already be moving out to pass them.<\/p>

So, if the other driver flashes, proceed with caution when you think it\u2019s safe to do so.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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If you do have to stop, pull into what\u2019s known as a \u2018holdback position\u2019. A holdback position is about two car lengths from the obstruction, and a safe distance out from the kerb. Adopt a half-in, half-out position which is as far out from the kerb as is safe.<\/p>

  • Being half-in, half-out gives you a better field of vision and the ability to take speedy advantage of gaps in the traffic.<\/li>
  • Being two car lengths back means you\u2019ll have to do less steering to get out, and you can take advantage of smaller gaps in the traffic.<\/li>
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    Before you enter a stretch of road with oncoming traffic and lines of parked cars on both sides, you should check your mirrors for following traffic.<\/p>

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    If a vehicle follows you into the narrow stretch, and the passing place you need is only big enough for one car, there\u2019s little point using it.<\/p>

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