Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You're driving in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway. What should you do if you see a sign showing that the right-hand lane is closed 800 yards ahead?
Keep in that lane until you reach the queue
Move to the left immediately
Wait and see which lane is moving faster
Move to the left in good time
Question - 50 / 2
Your insurer will issue you with an insurance certificate. When must you produce this document for inspection?
When making a SORN
When buying or selling a vehicle
When a police officer asks you for it
When your vehicle is having an MOT test
Question - 50 / 3
Which lights should you use when you're driving in a tunnel?
Sidelights
Dipped headlights
Front spotlights
Rear fog lights
Question - 50 / 4
You're waiting in a traffic queue at night. How can you avoid dazzling drivers behind you?
Use the parking brake and release the footbrake
Keep your foot on the footbrake
Balance the clutch with the accelerator
Use the parking brake and footbrake together
Question - 50 / 5
What should you do if the red lights start flashing as you approach a level crossing?
Go over it quickly
Go over it carefully
Stop before the barrier
Switch on your hazard warning lights
Question - 50 / 6
You're driving along this road. What should you do if the red car cuts in close in front of you?
Accelerate to get closer to the red car
Give a long blast on the horn
Drop back to leave the correct separation distance
Flash your headlights several times
Question - 50 / 7
You're on a motorway. A lorry has stopped in the right-hand lane. What should you do when you see this sign on the lorry?
Move into the right-hand lane
Stop behind the flashing lights
Pass the lorry on the left
Leave the motorway at the next exit
Question - 50 / 8
What's the main hazard you should be aware of when following this cyclist?
The cyclist may move to the left and dismount
The cyclist may swerve into the road
The cyclist may get off and push their bicycle
The cyclist may wish to turn right at the end of the road
Question - 50 / 9
Which vehicles are least likely to be affected by side wind?
Cyclists
Motorcyclists
High-sided vehicles
Cars
Question - 50 / 10
What makes your tyres illegal?
If they were bought second-hand
If they have any large, deep cuts in the side wall
If they're of different makes
If they have different tread patterns
Question - 50 / 11
Which sign means that there may be people walking along the road?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 12
What's the national speed limit on motorways for cars and motorcycles?
70Mph
30Mph
60Mph
50Mph
Question - 50 / 13
You're driving towards this level crossing. What would be the first warning of an approaching train?
Both half-barriers down
A steady amber light
One half-barrier down
Twin flashing red lights
Question - 50 / 14
What will reduce fuel consumption?
Driving more slowly
Accelerating rapidly
Late and heavy braking
Staying in lower gears
Question - 50 / 15
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 / 16
Why is it more difficult to overtake a large vehicle than a car?
It will take longer to overtake a large vehicle
A large vehicle will be fitted with a speed limiter
A large vehicle will have air brakes
It will take longer for a large vehicle to accelerate
Question - 50 / 17
It's very windy. What should you do if you're behind a motorcyclist who's overtaking a high-sided vehicle?
Overtake the motorcyclist immediately
Keep well back
Stay level with the motorcyclist
Keep close to the motorcyclist
Question - 50 / 18
What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?
Check the brake-fluid level
Check the footbrake free play
Check that the parking brake is released
Have the brakes checked immediately
Question - 50 / 19
Why should you try and park in a secure car park?
It makes it easy to find your car
it helos deter thieves
It stops the car being exposed to bad weather
It doesn't cost anything to park here
Question - 50 / 20
Which vehicle is most likely to take an unusual course at a roundabout?
Estate car
Milk float
Delivery van
Long vehicle
Question - 50 / 21
What should you do if it's raining and you're following this lorry on a motorway?
Allow a two-second separation gap
Switch your headlights onto main beam
Move into a lane that has less spray
Be aware of spray reducing your vision
Question - 50 / 22
At an incident, it's important to look after any casualties. What should you do with them when the area is safe?
Give them something to eat
Ask them how it happened
Keep them where they are
Move them away from the vehicles
Question - 50 / 23
What can you achieve if you drive smoothly?
Reduction in journey times by about 15%
Increase in fuel consumption by about 15%
Reduction in fuel consumption by about 15%
Increase in journey times by about 15%
Question - 50 / 24
You're joining a motorway from a slip road. How should you deal with traffic already on the motorway?
Use the slip road to accelerate until you're moving much faster than the motorway traffic
Match your speed to traffic in the left-hand lane and filter into a safe gap
Carry on along the hard shoulder until you see a safe gap
Stop at the end of the slip road and look for a safe gap
Question - 50 / 25
Who should obey diamond-shaped traffic signs?
Tram drivers
Bus drivers
Lorry drivers
Taxi drivers
Question - 50 / 26
When may you use hazard warning lights while you're driving?
Instead of sounding the horn in a built-up area between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am
On a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway, to warn of a hazard ahead
On rural routes, after a sign warning of animals
On the approach to toucan crossings, where cyclists are waiting to cross
Question - 50 / 27
You've stopped at the zebra crossing. When may you move off?
When the oncoming car moves off
When the driver behind you sounds their horn
When the pedestrians have cleared your side of the road
When the pedestrians have completely crossed
Question - 50 / 28
What legal requirement must be met by a newly qualified driver?
They must display green L plates
They must have a new photograph taken for their full licence
They must be accompanied on their first motorway journey
They must have valid motor insurance
Question - 50 / 29
You're driving at night. What should you do if you're dazzled by headlights coming towards you?
Pull down your sun visor
Slow down or stop
Flash your main-beam headlights
Shade your eyes with your hand
Question - 50 / 30
Which sign means 'no entry'?
Question - 50 / 31
When may you drive a car in this bus lane?
Outside its hours of operation
To get to the front of a traffic queue
You may not use it at any time
To overtake slow-moving traffic
Question - 50 / 32
How will a school crossing patrol signal you to stop?
By pointing to children waiting to cross
By giving you an arm signal
By displaying a 'stop' sign
By displaying a red light
Question - 50 / 33
You have stopped in an emergency refuge area. What must you do before you rejoin the carriageway?
Give an arm signal as you are moving off
Switch on your vehicle's headlights
Use the emergency telephone
Move away with your hazard lights on
Question - 50 / 34
What should you do if you're driving a slow-moving vehicle on a narrow winding road?
Keep well out to stop vehicles overtaking dangerously
Wave the vehicles behind to come past you if you think they can overtake quickly
Pull in when you can, to let the vehicles behind overtake
Give a left signal when it's safe for vehicles to overtake you
Question - 50 / 35
What's the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a dual carriageway?
30mph
50mph
60mph
70mph
Question - 50 / 36
You're going through a long tunnel. What will warn you of congestion or an incident ahead?
Variable message signs
Areas with hatch markings
Other drivers flashing their lights
Hazard warning lines
Question - 50 / 37
What's most likely to increase fuel consumption?
Poor steering control
Accelerating around bends
Staying in high gears
Harsh braking and accelerating
Question - 50 / 38
You're approaching this roundabout. What should you do when a cyclist is keeping to the left while signalling to turn right?
Overtake them
Sound your horn
Allow them space to turn
Assume they're turning left
Question - 50 / 39
As you approach the roundabout, you want to change lanes. What routine should you follow?
Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre
Manoeuvre, signal, mirrors
Signal, mirrors, manoeuvre
Manoeuvre, mirrors, signal
Question - 50 / 40
You're at an incident. What could you do to help an unconscious casualty?
Move them to somewhere more comfortable
Splash their face with cool water
Take photographs of the scene
Check that they're breathing normally
Question - 50 / 41
You're driving behind a large goods vehicle. What should you do if it signals left but steers to the right?
Slow down and let the vehicle turn
Drive on, keeping to the left
Overtake on the right of it
Hold your speed and sound your horn
Question - 50 / 42
You're towing a trailer along a three-lane motorway. When may you use the right-hand lane?
When there are lane closures
When large vehicles are in the left and centre lanes
When there's slow-moving traffic
When you can maintain a high speed
Question - 50 / 43
What does this sign mean?
Bend to the right
Road on the right closed
No traffic from the right
No right turn
Question - 50 / 44
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 / 45
Why should you check the information leaflet before taking any medicine?
Drug companies want customer feedback on their products
You may have to let your insurance company know about the medicine
Some types of medicine can affect your ability to drive safely
The medicine you take may affect your hearing
Question - 50 / 46
Who's responsible for making sure that a vehicle isn't overloaded?
The owner of the items being carried
The person who loaded the vehicle
The driver of the vehicle
The licensing authority
Question - 50 / 47
Change to the left-hand lane
Leave at the next exit
Contraflow system
One-way street
Question - 50 / 48
What should you do when you move off from behind a parked car?
Look around before moving off
Give a signal after moving off
Look around after moving off
Use the exterior mirrors only
Question - 50 / 49
Which vehicles should use the left-hand lane on a three-lane motorway?
Large vehicles only
Slow vehicles only
Any vehicle that isn't overtaking
Emergency vehicles only
Question - 50 / 50
When will you feel the effects of engine braking?
When you only use the parking brake
When you're in neutral
When you change to a lower gear
When you change to a higher gear