Side Road on Dual C'way - Left (with CR Break)

Side Road on Dual Carriageway - Left with Central Reserve Break signs appear where side roads connect to dual carriageways with median breaks allowing full turning movements.

Common on the M50 at major junction approaches, N-road dual carriageway sections with full access junctions, and where important regional roads cross dual carriageways.

The central reserve break allows side road traffic to cross both carriageways and enables dual carriageway traffic to make right turns.

These junctions are more complex and hazardous than no-break junctions.

A side road joins from the left with a break in the central median allowing crossing movements.

This means multiple conflict points: traffic from the side road may turn left into your lane, cross your carriageway to turn right, or turn right from the opposite carriageway into your path.

Maintain high awareness and be prepared for vehicles crossing from multiple directions.

If you are turning right onto the side road, signal early, move to a right-turn lane if provided, yield to oncoming traffic, and check for traffic from the side road before completing your turn.

These junctions require maximum observation.

Failing to yield to traffic with priority at central reserve break junctions results in junction priority violations: 2 penalty points and €80 Fixed Charge minimum.

If collision results, careless driving charges apply: fines to €2,000 and additional penalties.

Right turns across dual carriageways without yielding to oncoming traffic traveling at 100-120 km/h often result in serious collisions: dangerous driving charges carrying 5 penalty points, fines to €5,000, imprisonment, and disqualification.

Speed differentials at these junctions create high collision severity.

Improper observation results in full liability.

Central reserve break junctions represent complex multi-conflict hazards tested in both theory and practical examinations.

Theory questions test understanding that CR break junctions allow crossing movements creating hazards from multiple directions.

You must know that oncoming traffic and traffic from the side road have various priority rules depending on movements.

Practical tests assess your ability to identify junction complexity, maintain appropriate speed (typically below 80 km/h approaching these junctions), demonstrate extensive observation in multiple directions, and execute safe turning movements.

Poor observation or incorrect priority assessment results in Grade 3 failure.