Module 09 · High speed · lanes · merging
Highway cruze
Fast, safe and disciplined cruising.
Highways reward discipline: gap, lane, merge. We practise high-gear composure and the rules that keep speed from becoming risk.
What you leave with
Clear skill — not just a tick on a sheet.
You can merge, change lanes, use cruise control where appropriate, and bring the car down from top gear to a stop smoothly.
Drills we cover · 9
- 9.1
Top Gear
Settled high-gear running — small steering, long vision, stable foot.
- 9.2
Stopping distance - 2 sec and 4 sec rule
Building a time gap you can actually use when the car ahead brakes hard.
- 9.3
Merging
Accelerating into a gap on the slip road so you join at stream speed.
- 9.4
Diverging
Leaving the highway early enough to decelerate in the exit lane, not on the mainline.
- 9.5
Changing Lanes Safely
Mirror, signal, blind-spot, move — never a sudden drift.
- 9.6
4 Lane and 6 Lane Speed Limits
Knowing what the road allows — and what your skill should allow on the day.
- 9.7
Using cruise control
When to set it, when to cancel it, and keeping your feet ready.
- 9.8
Slowing down from top to 0
Progressive downshifts and braking from highway pace to a full stop.
- 9.9
Upshifting at higher rpm
Clean upshifts under load so the engine stays eager without strain.