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Ring Road
Single-lane bridges
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Hundreds of bridges on Route 1 are only one car wide. There is no light — it is all about who gets there first.
How it works
The bridge carries one lane. Whoever reaches it first crosses first; the other driver waits at the approach. Simple, but only if both drivers judge it early.
Drive the diagram
Read the bridge before you reach it
You Closer car
One laneNever meet on the bridge
Wait hereKeep right and stop before it narrows
One lane · two directions
Let the closer car cross first
The gold car reaches the bridge first. Slow down early, wait on your side, then cross only after the span is completely clear.
- Your move
- Wait before the bridge
- Then
- Cross when clear
- 1Slow down and read the approach early.
- 2The vehicle that reaches the bridge first goes first.
- 3Wait on the right before the road narrows.
- 4Cross only after the bridge is empty.
Judge it early:a flash of headlights can mean “go ahead,” but enter only when the other driver is clearly waiting and the bridge is clear.
Reading it early
Slow down well before the bridge so you have time to see oncoming traffic. If the other car is clearly closer, stop and wait. A flash of headlights usually means "go ahead".
