» You were parked and have been waiting a long time with your turn signal on to re-enter traffic. However, traffic is heavy. You should:

You were parked and have been waiting a long time with your turn signal on to re-enter traffic. However, traffic is heavy. You should:

Slowly inch your vehicle into the traffic lane.
Drive on the shoulder until a gap in traffic appears.
Use hand signals to ask the other drivers to stop.
Continue waiting and yielding to traffic in the lane.
Explanation

Entering traffic safely is essential to protect yourself and other drivers on the road. When you are parked and waiting to re-enter traffic, you must always yield to traffic before re-entering the road. If parallel parked, move forward slowly, check for pedestrians and oncoming vehicles and make sure that there is sufficient space in the oncoming traffic to enter the nearest traffic lane.

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