questions

Question 1

When can you over take on the left?

Answer 1

1- When the driver in front of you is turning right
2-when you intend to turn left
3-when the vehicles in the lane on your right are moving slower

Question 2

At an uncontrolled junction if equal importance to whom should you give way?

Answer 2

1-Traffic on the right
2-Traffic already turning

Question 3

At a stop sign that has no white line, where would you stop?

Answer 3

at the stop sign

Question 4

What position would you take up for a right turn in a one-way road?

Answer 4

the extreme right lane

Question 5

How would you turn right on a main road?

Answer 5

1-mirror and signal
2-move into the right hand lane when clear
3-keep left of the white line in the centre of the road 4-when a safe gap occurs, complete your turn
4-never cut corners and give way to pedestrians

Question 6

how would you know a zebra crossing at night

Answer 6

flashing yellow beacons

Question 7

What does the island in the centre of a pedestrian crossing mean?

Answer 7

each side of the island is a seperate crossing

Question 8

what restrictions are there in relation to the use of the horn

Answer 8

must not be used between the hours of 11:30 pm and 7:00 am in a built up area, except in emergency

Question 9

when driving at night when should you dip your headlights?

Answer 9

1- when meeting oncoming traffic
2- when following close behind another vehicle
3- on continusouly lit roads
4- in snow, fog, dusk/dawn

Question 10

what should you do if dazzled by lights of an oncoming car?

Answer 10

avert your eyes left
slow down
stop if necessary

Question 11

what is a clearway

Answer 11

stopping or parking prohibited (except by buses and taxis) for the period indicates on the sign

Question 12

what does a broken yellow line mean

Answer 12

marks the edge of the road

Question 13

what does a single yellow line mean

Answer 13

no parking at certain times

Question 14

what is the legal parking distance from the kerb

Answer 14

half a metre

Question 15

how close to a junction can you park

Answer 15

5 metres

Question 16

where should you not park

Answer 16

1- near a bend/ the brow of a hill/ a humpback bridge
2- at a continuous white line
3- where your vehicle would obstruct a sign
4- at an entrance/ bus stop
5- opposite another vehicle
6- on a narrow road or taxi rank

Question 17

where should you not overtake

Answer 17

at a bend, a junction, the brow of a hill, a hump back bridge, continuous white line or anywhere your view of incoming traffic is restricted

Question 18

what is the two second rule

Answer 18

stay 2 seconds behind the car infront - use a stationary object on the road, start counting when the car in front passes the object and you should pass after counting two seconds

Question 19

if you saw a red triangle on the road what would it mean

Answer 19

that there is an obstruction on the road ahead

Question 20

what is the sequence of traffic lights

Answer 20

green, amber, red

Question 21

at a junction when traffic lights are not working to who would you give way

Answer 21

traffic on the right

Question 22

what does a green light mean

Answer 22

go provided junction is clear

Question 23

what does an amber light mean

Answer 23

stop unless you are to close to stop safely

Question 24

name 3 people in authority for whom you must stop

Answer 24

a guard, a school warden , person in charge of animals

Question 25

if you were entering a one-way street at the no entry end, what road markings would you see

Answer 25

a continuous white line with a broken white line behind

Question 26

when can you cross a continuous white line

Answer 26

to avoid an obstruction, for access, or if there is a broken white line on your side of the road

Question 27

a) what is the speed limit on national primary roads b) what is the motorway speed limit c) what is the new tyre depth

Answer 27

a) 100kph b) 120kph c) 1.6mm

Question 28

what rules apply to a junction box

Answer 28

you cannot enter unless your way ahead is clear with the exception of turning right, you can enter and wait in the box if you are not obstructing other traffic

Question 29

if there are two sets of white lines in the centre of the road, one broken, which would you obey

Answer 29

you obey the line on your side of the road

Question 30

what do two sets of broken white lines in the centre of the road mean

Answer 30

there will be one or two continuous white lines ahead

Question 31

what does a broken white line in the centre of the road mean

Answer 31

you may overtake if safe to do so

Question 32

what do white horizontal lines in the centre of the road mean

Answer 32

you use them like a traffic island you don’t enter

Question 33

what do zigzag lines mean on approach to a zebra crossing

Answer 33

no overtaking, no parking, no stopping except for traffic reasons

Question 34

what is coasting and why is it dangerous

Answer 34

coasting is when the vehicle is not being driven by the engine (when the clutch is pressed / vehicle in neutral) it is dangerous because it reduces the drivers control of the vehicle

Question 35

what is meant by tailgating

Answer 35

driving too close to a vehicle infront, not keeping a safe distance

Question 36

where would you never make a u-turn

Answer 36

in a one- way street, where there is continuous white line or lines, where a sign says not to

Question 37

what are the road markings for no entry

Answer 37

a continuous and a broken white line with the words NO ENTRY