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Highway drivingQuestion 197 of 235
Top view of a highway and an acceleration lane. A car must not cross the solid white line too soon.

Where may you leave the acceleration lane and enter a gap, when it is safe?

  1. At the start of the acceleration lane.
  2. After you stop at the end of the lane.
  3. After you are past the solid white line of the acceleration lane.
  4. By a sharp turn before the white line.
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Correct answer: After you are past the solid white line of the acceleration lane.

Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of traffic. Enter the gap only after the solid white line, when it is safe.

Source: Driver’s Guide: Cars and Light Trucks (Government of Alberta, Spring 2026), Merging, page 75

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026