Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You want to put a rear-facing baby seat on the front passenger seat. What must you do if the passenger seat is protected by a frontal airbag?
Deactivate the airbag
Turn the seat to face sideways
Ask a passenger to hold the baby
Put the child in an adult seat belt
Question - 50 / 2
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 / 3
What does this sign mean?
Minimum speed 30 mph
End of maximum speed
End of minimum speed
Maximum speed 30 mph
Question - 50 / 4
What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and a slip road?
White
Red
Amber
Green
Question - 50 / 5
Which sign means there's a double bend ahead?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 6
Why do MOT tests include an exhaust emission test?
To recover the cost of expensive garage equipment
To help protect the environment against pollution
To discover which fuel supplier is used the most
To make sure diesel and petrol engines emit the same fumes
Question - 50 / 7
Your car breaks down on a level crossing. What's the first thing you should do?
Stay in your car until you're told to move
Leave your vehicle and get everyone clear
Tell drivers behind what's happened
Walk down the track and signal the next train
Question - 50 / 8
What should you do as you approach this overhead bridge?
Move out to the centre of the road before going through
Find another route; this one is only for high vehicles
Be prepared to give way to large vehicles in the middle of the road
Move across to the right-hand side before going through
Question - 50 / 9
You intend to turn left at the traffic lights. What should you do just before turning?
Check your right mirror
Move up closer to the car ahead
Move out to the right
Check for bicycles on your left
Question - 50 / 10
What must you do when the amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing?
Stop and wait for the green light
Stop and wait for the red light
Give way to pedestrians waiting to cross
Give way to pedestrians already on the crossing
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 if you overtake a cyclist when it's very windy?
Overtake very slowly
Keep close as you pass
Sound your horn repeatedly
Allow extra room
Question - 50 / 13
When should you use your vehicle's horn?
To alert others to your presence
To allow you right of way
To greet other road users
To signal your annoyance
Question - 50 / 14
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 / 15
What must you do if you come across roadworks that have a temporary speed limit displayed?
Obey the speed limit
Obey the limit, but only during rush hour
Ignore the displayed limit
Use your own judgement; the limit is only advisory
Question - 50 / 16
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 / 17
Ring road
Mini-roundabout
No vehicles
Roundabout
Question - 50 / 18
You're travelling in the left-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. How should you react to traffic joining from a slip road?
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 / 19
You're about to drive your car. What should you do if you can't find the glasses you need to wear?
Drive home slowly, keeping to quiet roads
Borrow a friend's glasses and use those
Drive home at night, so that the lights will help you
Find a way of getting home without driving
Question - 50 / 20
Who should obey diamond-shaped traffic signs?
Tram drivers
Bus drivers
Lorry drivers
Taxi drivers
Question - 50 / 21
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 / 22
What should you do when dealing with this hazard?
Use a low gear and drive slowly
Use a high gear to prevent wheelspin
Switch on your windscreen wipers
Question - 50 / 23
If you're involved in a collision, what will reduce the risk of neck injury?
An air-sprung seat
Anti-lock brakes
A collapsible steering wheel
A properly adjusted head restraint
Question - 50 / 24
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 / 25
There's been a collision. A motorcyclist is lying injured and unconscious. Why should you only remove their helmet if it's essential?
Removing it could let them get cold
You could scratch the helmet as you remove it
Removing it could make any injuries worse
They might not want you to remove it
Question - 50 / 26
What is the speed limit on this road for the car towing the caravan?
60mph
50mph
30mph
40mph
Question - 50 / 27
When may you wait in the area marked with a cycle?
When there are no cycles in the marked area
When you've checked your mirrors for cyclists
When you've turned on your hazard warning lights
When the traffic lights change to amber after you've passed the first line
Question - 50 / 28
When should you update your vehicle registration certificate?
When you pass your driving test
When you move house
When your vehicle needs an MOT
When you have a collision
Question - 50 / 29
What should you do if your vehicle pulls to one side when you use the brakes?
Increase the pressure in your tyres
Have the brakes checked as soon as possible
Change gear and pump the brake pedal
Use your parking brake at the same time
Question - 50 / 30
Why is travelling in neutral for long distances (known as coasting) bad driving technique?
It will cause the car to skid
It will make the engine stall
The engine will run faster
There won't be any engine braking
Question - 50 / 31
What should the driver of the red car (arrowed) do?
Wave towards the pedestrians who are waiting to cross
Wait for the pedestrian in the road to cross
Quickly drive behind the pedestrian in the road
Tell the pedestrian in the road she shouldn't have crossed
Question - 50 / 32
You're driving on the motorway. What should you do if luggage falls from your vehicle?
Walk back up the motorway to pick it up
Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down
Stop at the next emergency telephone and report the incident
Stop on the motorway and switch on hazard warning lights while you pick it up
Question - 50 / 33
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 / 34
No through road
End of traffic-calming zone
Free-parking zone ends
End of controlled parking zone
Question - 50 / 35
You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?
Red alone
Red and amber together
Green and amber together
Green alone
Question - 50 / 36
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 / 37
What must you do when you hitch a trailer to a towing vehicle?
Make sure you can see the trailer in the mirrors
Grease the tow ball and hitch
Fit a secondary coupling device
Switch off the reversing sensor on the towing vehicle
Question - 50 / 38
What should the driver of the car approaching the crossing do?
Continue at the same speed
Sound the horn
Drive through quickly
Slow down and get ready to stop
Question - 50 / 39
You want to reverse into a side road. What should you do if you aren't sure that the area behind your car is clear?
Check the mirrors only
Carry on, assuming it's clear
Get out and check
Look through the rear window only
Question - 50 / 40
What should you do when there's an obstruction on your side of the road?
Carry on, as you have priority
Give way to oncoming traffic
Wave oncoming vehicles through
Accelerate to get past first
Question - 50 / 41
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 / 42
What's the main cause of skidding?
The vehicle
The driver
The road
The weather
Question - 50 / 43
Why have 'red routes' been introduced in major cities?
To raise the speed limits
To help the traffic flow
To provide better parking
To allow lorries to load more freely
Question - 50 / 44
When may you overtake another vehicle on their left?
When you're in a one-way street
When approaching a motorway slip road where you'll be turning off
When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn left
When a slower vehicle is travelling in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway
Question - 50 / 45
You arrive at the scene of a crash where someone is bleeding heavily from a wound in their arm. Nothing is embedded in the wound. What could you do to help?
Apply pressure over the wound
Walk them around and keep them talking
Dab the wound
Get them a drink
Question - 50 / 46
Which sign means you have priority over oncoming vehicles?
Question - 50 / 47
On what type of road surface may anti-lock brakes be ineffective?
Smooth
Loose
Dry
Firm
Question - 50 / 48
What's the nearest you may park to a junction?
10metres (32 feet)
12metres (39 feet)
15metres (49 feet)
20metres (66 feet)
Question - 50 / 49
You're on a three-lane motorway. Which lane are you in if there are red reflective studs on your left and white ones to your right?
In the right-hand lane
In the left-hand lane
In the middle lane
On the hard shoulder
Question - 50 / 50
What's the reason for traffic-calming measures?
To stop road rage
To make overtaking easier
To slow traffic down
To make parking easier