Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
What does this sign mean?
Waiting restrictions apply
Waiting permitted
National speed limit applies
Clearway (no stopping)
Question - 50 / 2
You're driving in a slow-moving queue of traffic. What should you do just before changing lane?
Sound the horn and flash your lights
Give a 'slowing down' arm signal
Change down to first gear
Look for motorcyclists filtering through the traffic
Question - 50 / 3
What should you do if your trailer starts to swerve or snake?
Steer sharply
Increase speed
Brake firmly
Reduce speed gently
Question - 50 / 4
Side winds
Road noise
Airport
Adverse camber
Question - 50 / 5
You service your own vehicle. How should you dispose of the old engine oil?
Take it to a local-authority site
Pour it down a drain
Tip it into a hole in the ground
Put it in your dustbin
Question - 50 / 6
You're waiting at a level crossing. What should you do if the red warning lights continue to flash after a train has passed by?
Get out and investigate
Telephone the signal operator
Continue to wait
Drive across carefully
Question - 50 / 7
What does this motorway sign mean?
Temporary minimum speed 50 mph
No services for 50 miles
Obstruction 50 metres (164 feet) ahead
Temporary maximum speed 50 mph
Question - 50 / 8
What's the purpose of a catalytic converter?
To reduce fuel consumption
To reduce the risk of fire
To reduce harmful exhaust gases
To reduce engine wear
Question - 50 / 9
What does it mean if you see a pedestrian with a dog that has a yellow or burgundy coat?
The pedestrian is deaf
The pedestrian is an older person
The pedestrian is colour-blind
The pedestrian is a dog trainer
Question - 50 / 10
How should you load your trailer?
Put heavy items over the axle(s)
Put heavy items at the front
Put heavy items in the corners
Put heavy items at the back
Question - 50 / 11
You've been driving in fog. What must you do when the visibility improves?
Switch off your fog lights
Keep your rear fog lights switched on
Keep your front fog lights switched on
Leave your fog lights switched on in case the fog returns
Question - 50 / 12
An adult casualty isn't breathing. To maintain circulation, CPR should be given. What's the correct depth to press down on their chest?
5to 6 centimetres
1to 2 centimetres
10to 15 centimetres
15to 20 centimetres
Question - 50 / 13
What type of vehicle uses an amber flashing beacon on a dual carriageway?
An ambulance
A fire engine
A doctor on call
A tractor
Question - 50 / 14
Why has the tractor got flashing amber lights?
To tell you not to overtake
To warn you it's a slow-moving vehicle
To warn you it has a wide load
To warn you it's breaking down
Question - 50 / 15
What does the term 'blind spot' mean?
An area covered by your right hand mirror
An area not visible to the driver
An area covered by your left-hand mirror
An area not covered by your headlights
Question - 50 / 16
Multi-exit roundabout
Risk of ice
Six roads converge
Place of historical interest
Question - 50 / 17
What should you do if the traffic in the left-hand lane is slowing?
Slow down, keeping a safe separation distance
Accelerate past the vehicles in the left-hand lane
Pull up on the left-hand verge
Move across and continue in the right-hand lane
Question - 50 / 18
Which driving technique can help you save fuel?
Using lower gears as often as possible
Accelerating sharply in each gear
Using each gear in turn
Missing out some gears
Question - 50 / 19
What should the driver of the grey car be especially aware of?
The uneven road surface
Traffic following behind
Doors opening on parked cars
Empty parking spaces
Question - 50 / 20
You're approaching a red light at a puffin crossing. Pedestrians are on the crossing. When will the red light change?
When you start to edge forward onto the crossing
When the pedestrians have cleared the crossing
When the pedestrians push the button on the far side of the crossing
When a driver from the opposite direction reaches the crossing
Question - 50 / 21
What should you do if you see a pedestrian waiting at a zebra crossing?
Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing
Stop before you reach the zigzag lines and let them cross
Be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross
Ignore them as they're still on the pavement
Question - 50 / 22
What does a sign with a brown background show?
Tourist directions
Primary roads
Motorway routes
Minor roads
Question - 50 / 23
Which is the most vulnerable road user?
Tractor driver
Motorcyclist
Lorry driver
Car driver
Question - 50 / 24
Which vehicle should you allow extra room as you overtake them?
Tractor
Lorry
Road-sweeper
Bicycle
Question - 50 / 25
What's the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a dual carriageway?
30mph
50mph
60mph
70mph
Question - 50 / 26
A single carriageway road has this sign. What's the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
40mph
Question - 50 / 27
For how long is an MOT certificate normally valid?
Three years after the date it was issued
10,000miles
One year after the date it was issued
30,000miles
Question - 50 / 28
When are you allowed to use hazard warning lights?
When stopped and temporarily obstructing traffic
When travelling during darkness without headlights
When parked on double yellow lines to visit a shop
When travelling slowly because you're lost
Question - 50 / 29
The right-hand lane ahead is narrow
Right-hand lane for buses only
Right-hand lane for turning right
The right-hand lane is closed
Question - 50 / 30
Why is it important to make full use of the slip road as you join a motorway?
To allow you direct access to the overtaking lanes
Because there's space available to turn round if you need to
Because you can continue on the hard shoulder
To allow you to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane
Question - 50 / 31
How can you reduce the chances of your car being broken into when leaving it unattended?
Take all valuables with you
Park near a taxi rank
Place any valuables on the floor
Park near a fire station
Question - 50 / 32
What should you do while you're driving or riding along a motorway?
Look much further ahead than you would on other roads
Maintain a shorter separation distance than you would on other roads
Concentrate more than you would on other roads
Travel much faster than you would on other roads
Question - 50 / 33
How should you use anti-lock brakes when you need to stop in an emergency?
Keep pumping the footbrake to prevent skidding
Apply the parking brake to reduce the stopping distance
Brake normally but grip the steering wheel tightly
Brake promptly and firmly until you've stopped
Question - 50 / 34
What signal should you give when you're going straight ahead at a roundabout?
Signal left before leaving the roundabout
Don't signal at any time
Signal right when you're approaching the roundabout
Signal left when you're approaching the roundabout
Question - 50 / 35
What circumstances require you to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)?
When your health affects your driving
When you have to work abroad
When you lend your vehicle to someone
When your vehicle needs an MOT certificate
Question - 50 / 36
You're driving with your front fog lights switched on. What should you do if the fog has cleared?
Leave them on if other drivers have their lights on
Switch them off as long as visibility remains good
Flash them to warn oncoming traffic that it's foggy
Drive with them on instead of your headlights
Question - 50 / 37
You're travelling in the left-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. How should you react to traffic joining from a slip road?
Switch on your hazard warning lights
Maintain a steady speed
Increase your speed to ensure they join behind you
Adjust your speed or change lane if you can do so safely
Question - 50 / 38
You're waiting to come out of a side road. Why should you look carefully for motorcycles?
Police patrols often use motorcycles
Motorcycles are usually faster than cars
Motorcycles can easily be hidden behind obstructions
Motorcycles have right of way
Question - 50 / 39
Where should you avoid overtaking?
Just after a bend
On a dual carriageway
In a one-way street
Approaching a dip in the road
Question - 50 / 40
An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They're unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?
Press firmly between their shoulders
Check their airway remains open
Place their arms by their side
Give them a hot sweet drink
Question - 50 / 41
What hazard do you need to look out for as you drive under the bridge?
Pedestrians walking in the road
The height of the bridge
Overhanging tree branches
A narrowing of the road
Question - 50 / 42
How can you help to prevent your car radio being stolen?
Park in an unlit area
Leave the radio turned on
Park near a busy junction
Install a security-coded radio
Question - 50 / 43
What's most likely to waste fuel?
Under-inflated tyres
Question - 50 / 44
What should you do if you're driving on a motorway and you miss the exit that you wanted to take?
Carry on to the next exit
Carefully reverse in the left-hand lane
Carefully reverse along the hard shoulder
Make a U-turn at the next gap in the central reservation
Question - 50 / 45
Why do motorcyclists use dipped headlights in daylight?
So that the rider can be seen more easily
The rider is inviting you to proceed
To stop the battery overcharging
To improve the rider's vision
Question - 50 / 46
You're on a motorway. What should you do if there's a red cross showing on the signs above your lane only?
Continue in that lane and look for further information
Don't continue in that lane
Pull onto the hard shoulder
Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed
Question - 50 / 47
You're driving on a wet road. What should you do if you have to stop your vehicle in an emergency?
Give an arm signal
Select reverse gear
Keep both hands on the steering wheel
Apply the parking brake and footbrake together
Question - 50 / 48
Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?
Speed on the major road is derestricted
It's a busy junction
Visibility along the major road is restricted
The junction is on a downhill gradient
Question - 50 / 49
What requires extra care when you're driving or riding in windy conditions?
Using the brakes
Moving off on a hill
Passing pedal cyclists
Turning into a narrow road
Question - 50 / 50
No overtaking
No motor vehicles
Cars and motorcycles only