Ontario G1 Knowledge Test — G1 Practice Question
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Road Signs
You are on a merge ramp approaching a highway. A yield sign is posted at the end of the ramp. Highway traffic is heavy and closely spaced. What should you do?
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Correct Answer: A. Stop at the end of the ramp, wait for a safe gap, then merge
Heavy traffic with no gap means 'necessary to stop.' Wait at the end of the ramp until an adequate gap opens, then accelerate and merge smoothly. Rushing into traffic that has the right of way is a top cause of high-speed collisions on Ontario freeways.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B.Accelerate and force your way into the nearest laneForcing into traffic when no safe gap exists violates yield obligations and creates high collision risk; the yield sign requires waiting for a safe gap, not aggressive merging.
- C.Back up and wait further back on the ramp for the traffic to clearBacking up on a merge ramp is dangerous and prohibited under the Highway Traffic Act; you must move forward or wait in place, never reverse.
- D.Merge immediately since the yield sign gives ramp traffic priorityYield signs direct you to give way to other traffic, not grant priority; merging without a gap under heavy traffic directly contradicts the sign's meaning.