If you miss your exit on a highway, what should you do?

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If you miss your exit on a highway, what should you do?

When you’re on a highway, the safest move if you miss your exit is to continue to the next exit and re-route from there. Stopping or backing up on the highway creates a serious crash risk for you and other drivers, and turning around on the roadway is not allowed and extremely dangerous. By staying in your lane and safely exiting at the next opportunity, you reduce the chance of a collision and keep traffic flowing. If you realize you’ve missed your exit, maintain your speed, don’t brake abruptly in a travel lane, and signal when you reach the next exit. Once you’ve exited, use surface streets or the next interchange to get back on the correct route.

When you’re on a highway, the safest move if you miss your exit is to continue to the next exit and re-route from there. Stopping or backing up on the highway creates a serious crash risk for you and other drivers, and turning around on the roadway is not allowed and extremely dangerous. By staying in your lane and safely exiting at the next opportunity, you reduce the chance of a collision and keep traffic flowing.

If you realize you’ve missed your exit, maintain your speed, don’t brake abruptly in a travel lane, and signal when you reach the next exit. Once you’ve exited, use surface streets or the next interchange to get back on the correct route.

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