How do you drive through a curve on a highway?

Slow down before you enter the curve. In the curve, look well ahead, stay in the centre of your lane and keep a safe, steady speed. Do not pass on a curve on a highway with one lane in each direction.

Source: Driver’s Guide: Cars and Light Trucks (Government of Alberta, Spring 2026), Curves, page 77

Highway drivingQuestion 88 of 235

Practice question

You must slow down for a curve on a highway. When do you do it?

  1. In the middle of the curve.
  2. At the end of the curve.
  3. Before you enter the curve.
  4. After you leave the curve.
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Correct answer: Before you enter the curve.

Slow down before the curve. Then look ahead around the bend and keep a steady speed in the curve.

Practice highway driving

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026