Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
What would you expect to find at a contraflow system on a motorway?
Lower speed limits
Road humps
Wider lanes than normal
Temporary traffic lights
Question - 50 / 2
What does this sign indicate?
A diversion route
A picnic area
A pedestrian zone
A cycle route
Question - 50 / 3
You're driving a car that has a diesel engine. What can a loose filler cap on your fuel tank cause?
It can make the engine difficult to start
It can make the roads slippery for other road users
It can improve your vehicle's fuel consumption
It can increase the level of exhaust emissions
Question - 50 / 4
What should you do when you see an older person about to cross the road ahead?
Stop and wave them across the road
Be careful; they may misjudge your speed
Expect them to wait for you to pass
Speed up to get past them quickly
Question - 50 / 5
When will a new car need its first MOT test?
When it's one year old
When it's three years old
When it's five years old
When it's seven years old
Question - 50 / 6
What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?
The tyres are worn
The tyres are under inflated
The vehicle is on soft ground
The shock absorbers are worn
Question - 50 / 7
What must you do at this junction?
Stop behind the line, then edge forward to see clearly
Stop beyond the line, at a point where you can see clearly
Stop only if there's traffic on the main road
Stop only if you're turning right
Question - 50 / 8
Which sign means the end of a dual carriageway?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 9
What does this sign mean?
Adverse camber
Steep hill downwards
Uneven road
Steep hill upwards
Question - 50 / 10
At an incident, someone is unconscious and you want to help. What would be the first thing to check?
Whether their vehicle is insured
Whether their airway is open
Whether they're comfortable
Whether they have any allergies
Question - 50 / 11
What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights?
Pull over as soon as it's safe to do so
Accelerate hard to get away from it
Maintain your speed and course
Brake harshly and stop well out into the road
Question - 50 / 12
Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?
Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed
Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway
Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you
Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights
Question - 50 / 13
Why should you switch off your rear fog lights when the fog has cleared?
To allow your headlights to work
To stop draining the battery
To stop the engine losing power
To prevent dazzling drivers behind
Question - 50 / 14
The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?
Before restarting the engine after it has stalled
When checking your gap from the vehicle in front
Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine
When traffic lights change to green
Question - 50 / 15
Some two-way roads are divided into three lanes. Why are they particularly dangerous?
Traffic in both directions can use the middle lane to overtake
Traffic can travel faster in poor weather conditions
Traffic can overtake on the left
Traffic uses the middle lane for emergencies only
Question - 50 / 16
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 / 17
Why is it bad technique to coast when you're driving downhill?
The fuel consumption will increase
The engine will overheat
The tyres will wear more quickly
The vehicle will gain speed more quickly
Question - 50 / 18
Traffic lights out of order
Amber signal out of order
Temporary traffic lights ahead
New traffic lights ahead
Question - 50 / 19
What will reduce fuel consumption?
Driving more slowly
Accelerating rapidly
Late and heavy braking
Staying in lower gears
Question - 50 / 20
Wait at the barriers
Wait at the crossroads
Give way to trams
Give way to farm vehicles
Question - 50 / 21
How would under-inflated tyres affect your vehicle?
The vehicle's stopping distance would increase
The flash rate of the vehicle's indicators would increase
The vehicle's gear change mechanism would become stiff
The vehicle's headlights would aim high
Question - 50 / 22
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 / 23
You're the first person to arrive at an incident where people are badly injured. You've switched on your hazard warning lights and checked all engines are stopped. What else should you do?
Try and get people who are injured to drink something
Stop other cars and ask the drivers for help
Make sure that an ambulance has been called
Move the people who are injured clear of their vehicles
Question - 50 / 24
Side winds
Road noise
Airport
Question - 50 / 25
What does it mean if you see this signal on the motorway?
Leave the motorway at the next exit
All vehicles use the hard shoulder
Sharp bend to the left ahead
Stop: all lanes ahead closed
Question - 50 / 26
How should you signal if you're going straight ahead at a roundabout?
Signal right on the approach and then left to leave the roundabout
Signal left after you leave the roundabout and enter the new road
Signal right on the approach to the roundabout and keep the signal on
Signal left just after you pass the exit before the one you're going to take
Question - 50 / 27
Which road user has caused a hazard?
The parked car (arrowed A)
The pedestrian waiting to cross (arrowed B)
The moving car (arrowed C)
The car turning (arrowed D)
Question - 50 / 28
What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?
To give warnings
To give information
To give orders
To give directions
Question - 50 / 29
How should you position yourself when you use the emergency telephone on a motorway?
Face the oncoming traffic
Stay close to the carriageway
Stand on the hard shoulder
Keep your back to the traffic
Question - 50 / 30
Which vehicles aren't allowed to use the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway?
Small delivery vans
Motorcycles
Motorcycle and sidecar outfits
Vehicles towing a trailer
Question - 50 / 31
Level crossing with gate or barrier
Gated road ahead
Level crossing without gate or barrier
Cattle grid ahead
Question - 50 / 32
What can seriously reduce your ability to concentrate?
Drugs
Busy roads
Tinted windows
Weather conditions
Question - 50 / 33
Why should you use your mirrors when you see a hazard ahead?
Because you'll need to brake sharply and stop
Because you'll need to accelerate out of danger
To assess how your actions will affect the traffic behind
To check what's happening on the road ahead
Question - 50 / 34
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 / 35
What does this line across the road at the entrance to a roundabout mean?
Give way to traffic from the right
Traffic from the left has right of way
You have right of way
Stop at the line
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
Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?
Wide vehicles
Long vehicles
High vehicles
Heavy vehicles
Question - 50 / 38
How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?
They're rectangular with a yellow border
They're triangular with a blue border
They're square with a brown border
They're circular with a red border
Question - 50 / 39
Which vehicle is most likely to take an unusual course at a roundabout?
Estate car
Milk float
Delivery van
Long vehicle
Question - 50 / 40
What should you do when you see this sign at a crossroads?
Maintain the same speed
Carry on with great care
Find another route
Telephone the police
Question - 50 / 41
What's the maximum fine for driving or riding without insurance?
Unlimited
£500
£1000
£5000
Question - 50 / 42
What information should you share if you're involved in a collision that causes damage to another vehicle?
Your internet service provider
Your name, address and vehicle registration number
Your national insurance number
Your occupation and reason for your journey
Question - 50 / 43
What does a sign with a brown background show?
Tourist directions
Primary roads
Motorway routes
Minor roads
Question - 50 / 44
What does it mean when a moving vehicle is showing a flashing amber beacon?
The vehicle has broken down
The vehicle is slow moving
The vehicle belongs to a school crossing patrol
The vehicle is a doctor's car
Question - 50 / 45
At an incident, how could you help a casualty who has stopped breathing?
Keep their head tilted forwards as far as possible
Try to give them something to drink
Raise their legs to help with circulation
Follow the DR ABC code
Question - 50 / 46
What should you expect if you see this sign ahead?
The road will go steeply uphill
The road will go steeply downhill
The road will bend sharply to the left
The road will bend sharply to the right
Question - 50 / 47
What's the safest thing to do if you have to leave valuables in your car?
Put them in a carrier bag
Park near a school entrance
Lock them out of sight
Park near a bus stop
Question - 50 / 48
Why has the bus driver positioned the bus on the left?
The bus needs extra room to get around the roundabout
In case the pedestrian wants to get on the bus
To get a better view of the roundabout
The sign on the roundabout is directing traffic to 'keep left'
Question - 50 / 49
Which sign means there's a double bend ahead?
Question - 50 / 50
What does this road marking mean?
Don't cross the line
No stopping allowed
You're approaching a hazard
No overtaking allowed