Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You're driving on a single carriageway road. Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?
To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake
To get the best view of the road ahead
To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back
To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you
Question - 50 / 2
You want to travel on the A61. Which lane should you use at the roundabout?
Only the middle lane
Either the left lane or middle lane
Either the middle lane or right lane
Only the left lane
Question - 50 / 3
You're carrying a child under three years old in your car. Which restraint is suitable for a child of this age?
An adult lap belt
An adult holding a child
A child seat
An adult seat belt
Question - 50 / 4
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 / 5
You want to turn right at a box junction. What should you do if there's oncoming traffic?
Wait in the box junction if your exit is clear
Wait before the junction until it's clear of all traffic
Drive on; you can't turn right at a box junction
Drive slowly into the box junction when signalled by oncoming traffic
Question - 50 / 6
The road outside this school is marked with yellow zigzag lines. What do these lines mean?
You may park on the lines when dropping off schoolchildren
You must stay with your vehicle if you park here
You may park on the lines when picking up schoolchildren
You shouldn't wait or park your vehicle here
Question - 50 / 7
What should you do when going through a contraflow system on a motorway?
Stay close to the vehicle ahead to reduce queues
Use dipped headlights
Switch lanes to keep the traffic flowing
Keep a good distance from the vehicle ahead
Question - 50 / 8
How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery?
Bury it in your garden
Put it in the dustbin
Take it to a local-authority disposal site
Leave it on waste land
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
You're in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. What do these overhead signs mean?
Use the hard shoulder until you've passed the hazard
Leave the motorway at the next exit
There are roadworks 50 metres (55 yards) ahead
Move to the left and reduce your speed to 50 mph
Question - 50 / 11
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 / 12
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 / 13
You see these double white lines along the centre of the road. When may you park on the left?
If the line nearest to you is broken
When there are no yellow lines
To pick up or set down passengers
During daylight hours only
Question - 50 / 14
What does this sign mean?
Bus station on the right
Contraflow bus lane
With-flow bus lane
Give way to buses
Question - 50 / 15
Where would you see this road marking?
At traffic lights
On road humps
Near a level crossing
At a box junction
Question - 50 / 16
What must you do if your ability to drive is impaired during a period of illness?
See your doctor each time before you drive
Take smaller doses of any medicines
Stop driving until you're fit to drive again
Take all your medicines with you when you drive
Question - 50 / 17
What should you do when you're overtaking a motorcyclist on a windy day?
Pass widely
Pass very slowly
Pass closely
Pass immediately
Question - 50 / 18
You're travelling on a road that has road humps. What should you do when the driver in front is travelling more slowly than you?
Sound your horn
Overtake as soon as you can
Flash your headlights
Slow down and stay behind
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 driving on the motorway. Which lane should you get into well before you reach your exit?
The left-hand lane
The middle lane
The right-hand lane
The hard shoulder
Question - 50 / 21
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 / 22
What should you do if the amber lights come on and a warning sounds while you're driving over a level crossing?
Get everyone out of the vehicle immediately
Stop and reverse back to clear the crossing
Keep going and clear the crossing
Stop immediately and use your hazard warning lights
Question - 50 / 23
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 / 24
Where may you overtake on a one-way street?
Only on the left-hand side
Overtaking isn't allowed
Only on the right-hand side
On either the right or the left
Question - 50 / 25
Which diagram shows a hazard warning line?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 26
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 / 27
Which sign shows that a tanker is carrying dangerous goods?
Question - 50 / 28
When are you allowed to wait on the yellow grid markings?
When you are turning left
Never
When you are turning right
When you are going straight on
Question - 50 / 29
What's the main benefit of driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle?
Lower fuel consumption
Improved passenger comfort
Shorter stopping distances
Improved grip on the road
Question - 50 / 30
When do windscreen pillars cause a serious obstruction to your view?
When you're driving on a dual carriageway
When you're driving on a motorway
When you're approaching bends and junctions
When you're approaching a one-way street
Question - 50 / 31
When must you use dipped headlights during the day?
All the time you're driving
When you're driving along narrow streets
When you're driving in poor visibility
When you're parking
Question - 50 / 32
You're approaching this roundabout. What should you do when a cyclist is keeping to the left while signalling to turn right?
Overtake them
Allow them space to turn
Assume they're turning left
Question - 50 / 33
Where are amber reflective studs found on a motorway?
Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway
Between the acceleration lane and the carriageway
Between each pair of lanes
Between the central reservation and the carriageway
Question - 50 / 34
There are objects hanging from your interior mirror. Why could this be a hazard?
Your radio reception might be affected
Your view could be obstructed
Your sun visor might get tangled
Your windscreen could mist up more easily
Question - 50 / 35
What type of vehicle displays this yellow sign?
A broken-down vehicle
A school bus
An ice-cream van
A private ambulance
Question - 50 / 36
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 / 37
Which sign means you have priority over oncoming vehicles?
Question - 50 / 38
What should you do if you're towing a trailer and it starts to swing from side to side?
Brake hard and hold the pedal down
Ease off the accelerator to reduce your speed
Accelerate until it stabilises
Let go of the steering wheel and let it correct itself
Question - 50 / 39
What will happen if you follow this vehicle too closely?
Your brakes will overheat
Your fuel consumption will be increased
Your engine will overheat
Your view ahead will be reduced
Question - 50 / 40
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 / 41
End of cycle route
Cycle route ahead
Cycle parking only
No cycling
Question - 50 / 42
How far are you allowed to reverse?
No further than is necessary
No more than a car's length
As far as it takes to reverse around a corner
The length of a residential street
Question - 50 / 43
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 / 44
Which sign means there's a double bend ahead?
Question - 50 / 45
What's the most important reason for having a properly adjusted head restraint?
To make you more comfortable
To help you avoid neck injury
To help you relax
To help you maintain your driving position
Question - 50 / 46
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 / 47
What's most likely to increase fuel consumption?
Poor steering control
Accelerating around bends
Staying in high gears
Harsh braking and accelerating
Question - 50 / 48
Why are vehicle mirrors often slightly curved (convex)?
They give a wider field of vision
They totally cover blind spots
They make it easier to judge the speed of the traffic behind
They make the traffic behind look bigger
Question - 50 / 49
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 / 50
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