What action should you take if your vehicle becomes disabled on the road?

When your vehicle becomes disabled on the road, the safest and most appropriate action is to pull over to a safe location and activate your hazard lights. This action helps to ensure your safety and the safety of other drivers by clearly indicating that your vehicle is not operable. Pulling over minimizes the risk of collisions, especially if your vehicle is in a high-traffic area or on a busy road. Using hazard lights makes your vehicle more visible to others, alerting them to the situation so they can safely navigate around you.

Additionally, this action provides you with the opportunity to assess the situation and seek help without the added pressure of being in the active travel lane, where the risk of further incidents is heightened.

The other options present greater risks, such as leaving your vehicle in the travel lane, which increases the likelihood of accidents, or attempting repairs in a potentially dangerous environment with traffic.