Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You're driving on a road that has a cycle lane. What does it mean if the lane is marked by a broken white line?
You shouldn't drive in the lane unless it's unavoidable
There's a reduced speed limit for motor vehicles using the lane
Cyclists can travel in both directions in that lane
The lane must be used by motorcyclists in heavy traffic
Question - 50 / 2
Which document may the police ask you to produce after you've been involved in a collision?
Your theory test certificate
Your driving licence
Your vehicle registration document
Your vehicle service record
Question - 50 / 3
You've stopped at a pelican crossing. What should you do if a disabled person is crossing slowly in front of you and the lights change to green?
Sound your horn
Wait for them to finish crossing
Edge forward slowly
Drive in front of them
Question - 50 / 4
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 / 5
What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?
Select a higher gear
Sound the horn
Use the mirrors
Flash the headlights
Question - 50 / 6
What does this sign mean?
Level crossing with gate or barrier
Gated road ahead
Level crossing without gate or barrier
Cattle grid ahead
Question - 50 / 7
What should you do when you meet an oncoming vehicle on a single-track road?
Reverse back to the main road
Carry out an emergency stop
Stop at a passing place
Switch on your hazard warning lights
Question - 50 / 8
When may you stop on an urban clearway?
To set down and pick up passengers
To use a mobile telephone
To ask for directions
To load or unload goods
Question - 50 / 9
You're in the left-hand lane at traffic lights, waiting to turn left. Which signal means you must wait?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 10
What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been green for some time?
Maintain your speed
Brake hard
Accelerate hard
Be ready to stop
Question - 50 / 11
When may you stop on a motorway?
When you're tired and need a rest
If you have to read a map
If your mobile phone rings
In an emergency or breakdown
Question - 50 / 12
What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?
Rev your engine
Get out and check
Reverse slowly
Question - 50 / 13
You're being overtaken by a long, heavily laden lorry. What should you do if it's taking a long time for it to overtake?
Speed up
Slow down
Hold your speed
Change direction
Question - 50 / 14
Why should you look carefully for motorcyclists and cyclists at junctions?
They may want to turn into the side road
They may slow down to let you turn
They're harder to see
They might not see you turn
Question - 50 / 15
How will a police officer in a patrol vehicle signal for you to stop?
Flash the headlights, indicate left and point to the left く
Overtake and give a slowing down arm signal
Use the siren, overtake, cut in front and stop
Pull alongside you, use the siren and wave you to stop
Question - 50 / 16
What will be affected if the road surface becomes soft in very hot weather?
The fuel consumption
The suspension
The exhaust emissions
The tyre grip
Question - 50 / 17
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 / 18
How can you avoid wasting fuel?
By having your vehicle serviced regularly
By revving the engine in the lower gears
By keeping an empty roof rack on your vehicle
By driving at higher speeds where possible
Question - 50 / 19
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 / 20
You're approaching a crossroads. What should you do if the traffic lights have failed?
Brake and stop only for large vehicles
Brake sharply to a stop before looking
Be prepared to brake sharply to a stop
Be prepared to stop for any traffic
Question - 50 / 21
What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?
Sound your horn as a warning
Go past as quickly as possible
Flash your headlights as a warning
Go past slowly and carefully
Question - 50 / 22
How can you reduce the risk of your vehicle being broken into at night?
Leave it in a well-lit area
Park in a quiet side road
Don't engage the steering lock
Park in a poorly lit area
Question - 50 / 23
You're travelling at the legal speed limit. What should you do if the vehicle behind approaches quickly, flashing its headlights?
Accelerate to make a gap behind you
Touch the brakes sharply to show your brake lights
Maintain your speed to prevent the vehicle from overtaking
Allow the vehicle to overtake
Question - 50 / 24
An injured motorcyclist is lying unconscious in the road. The traffic has stopped and there's no further danger. What could you do to help?
Remove their safety helmet
Move the person off the road
Seek medical assistance
Remove their leather jacket
Question - 50 / 25
Why should drivers be more careful on roads where trams also operate?
Because trams don't have a horn
Because trams can't stop for cars
Because trams don't have lights
Because trams can't steer to avoid obstructions
Question - 50 / 26
You're on a motorway that isn't subject to smart motorway regulations. When should you use the hard shoulder?
When you're stopping in an emergency
When you're stopping for a rest
When you're joining the motorway
When you're leaving the motorway
Question - 50 / 27
You're on a three-lane motorway. How should you overtake a slow-moving lorry in the middle lane if it's showing this sign?
Cautiously approach the lorry, then overtake on either side
Follow the lorry until you can leave the motorway
Use the right-hand lane and overtake the lorry normally
Approach with care and overtake on the left of the lorry
Question - 50 / 28
Uneven road surface
Bridge over the road
Road ahead ends
Water across the road
Question - 50 / 29
What's the main cause of skidding?
The vehicle
The driver
The road
The weather
Question - 50 / 30
Service area 30 miles ahead
Maximum speed 30 mph
Minimum speed 30 mph
Lay-by 30 miles ahead
Question - 50 / 31
Where would parking your vehicle cause an obstruction?
Alongside a parking meter
In front of a property entrance
On your driveway
In a marked parking space
Question - 50 / 32
What does this white arrow on the road mean?
Entrance on the left
All vehicles turn left
Return to your side of the road
Road bends to the left
Question - 50 / 33
You've been involved in an argument that's made you feel angry. What should you do before starting your journey?
Open a window
Turn on your radio
Have an alcoholic drink
Calm down
Question - 50 / 34
Turn left for parking area
No through road on the left
No entry for traffic turning left
Turn left for ferry terminal
Question - 50 / 35
How much can stopping distances increase in icy conditions?
Three times
Two times
Five times
Ten times
Question - 50 / 36
What does this curved arrow road marking mean?
Overtaking traffic should move back to the left
Heavy vehicles should take the next road on the left to avoid a weight limit
The road ahead has a camber to the left
The road ahead bends to the left
Question - 50 / 37
You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?
When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear
When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right
When you warn drivers behind by signalling left
When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are
Question - 50 / 38
You're looking for somewhere to park your vehicle. Neither you or your passenger are disabled. What should you do if the only free spaces are marked for disabled drivers?
Use one of these spaces
Park in one of these spaces but stay with your vehicle
Use one of the spaces as long as one is kept free
Wait for a regular parking space to become free
Question - 50 / 39
At an incident, how could you help a small child who isn't breathing?
Find their parents and explain what's happening
Talk to them confidently until an ambulance arrives
Put them in the recovery position and slap their back
Open their airway and begin CPR
Question - 50 / 40
You have to make an unexpected journey. You're carrying a five-year-old child on the back seat of your car. They're under 1.35 metres (4 feet 5 inches) tall. How should you seat them if a correct child restraint isn't available?
Behind the passenger seat
Using an adult seat belt
Sharing a belt with an adult
Between two other children
Question - 50 / 41
You're driving in freezing conditions. What should you do as you approach a sharp bend?
Coast into the bend
Apply your parking brake
Slow down gently
Firmly use your footbrake
Question - 50 / 42
You're following a long vehicle as it approaches a crossroads. What should you do if it signals left but moves out to the right?
Get closer in order to pass it quickly
Stay well back and give it room
Assume the signal is wrong and that it's turning right
Overtake it as it starts to slow down
Question - 50 / 43
You're driving a vehicle that has anti-lock brakes. How should you apply the footbrake when you need to stop in an emergency?
Rapidly and gently
Slowly and gently
Slowly but firmly
Rapidly and firmly
Question - 50 / 44
What can seriously reduce your ability to concentrate?
Drugs
Busy roads
Tinted windows
Weather conditions
Question - 50 / 45
Distance to parking place ahead
Distance to public telephone ahead
Distance to public house ahead
Distance to passing place ahead
Question - 50 / 46
Your vehicle has broken down on a motorway. What should you do if you aren't able to get onto the hard shoulder?
Stop the traffic behind and ask for help
Stand behind your vehicle to warn others
Attempt to repair your vehicle quickly
Question - 50 / 47
There's been a collision. How can you help a driver who's suffering from shock?
Give them a drink
Reassure them confidently
Offer them a cigarette
Ask who caused the incident
Question - 50 / 48
Traffic officers operate on motorways and some primary routes in England and Wales. What are they authorised to do?
Issue fixed penalty notices
Stop and direct anyone on a motorway
Stop and arrest drivers who break the law
Repair broken-down vehicles on the motorway
Question - 50 / 49
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 / 50
You lose control of your car and damage a garden wall. What must you do if the property owner isn't available?
Report the incident to the police within 24 hours
Find someone in the area to tell them about it immediately
Go back to tell the house owner the next day
Report the incident to your insurance company when you get home