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Question - 50 / 1

What should you do before driving into a tunnel?

Switch off your radio

Take off your sunglasses

Switch on your windscreen wipers

Close your sunroof

Question - 50 / 2

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 / 3

You're carrying two 13-year-old children and their parents in your car. Who's responsible for seeing that the children wear seat belts?

The children's parents

You, the driver

The front-seat passenger

The children

Question - 50 / 4

You're turning right from a main road into a side road. There's no oncoming traffic. What should you do if pedestrians are standing on the pavement waiting to cross the side road?

Turn in because the pedestrians are safe on the pavement

Wave at the pedestrians, inviting them to cross the road

Sound your horn to alert the pedestrians to your presence

Wait and give way to the pedestrians

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

What should you do when you're approaching a bus that's signalling to move away from a bus stop?

Get past before it moves

Allow it to pull away, if it's safe to do so

Flash your headlights as you approach

Signal left and wave the bus on

Question - 50 / 7

You want to turn left at this junction. What should you do if your view of the main road is restricted?

Stay well back and wait to see if anything comes

Build up your speed so that you can emerge quickly

Stop and apply the parking brake even if the road is clear

Approach slowly and edge out until you can see more clearly

Question - 50 / 8

You're driving your car. When may you use a hand-held mobile phone?

When you're driving at less than 30 mph

When your car has automatic transmission

When you've parked safely

When you're receiving a call

Question - 50 / 9

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 / 10

What does this motorway sign mean?

Change to the lane on your left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Change to the opposite carriageway

Pull up on the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 11

What's the meaning of this sign?

Local speed limit applies

No waiting on the carriageway

National speed limit applies

No entry for vehicles

Question - 50 / 12

What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?

Red

Green

White

Amber

Question - 50 / 13

How should you use anti-lock brakes when you need to stop in an emergency?

Keep pumping the footbrake to prevent skidding

Apply the parking brake to reduce the stopping distance

Brake normally but grip the steering wheel tightly

Brake promptly and firmly until you've stopped

Question - 50 / 14

What does it mean if this light comes on while you're driving?

A fault in the braking system

The engine oil is low

A rear light has failed

Your seat belt isn't fastened

Question - 50 / 15

What does this sign mean?

End of dual carriageway

Tall bridge

Road narrows

End of narrow bridge

Question - 50 / 16

When should you use hazard warning lights?

When you're double-parked on a two-way road

When your direction indicators aren't working

When warning oncoming traffic that you intend to stop

When your vehicle has broken down and is causing an obstruction

Question - 50 / 17

You're at the scene of an incident. How could you help someone who's suffering from shock?

Give them a warm drink

Offer them some food

Offer them a cigarette

Reassure them confidently

Question - 50 / 18

What could cause you to crash if the level is allowed to get too low?

Anti-freeze level

Brake-fluid level

Battery-water level

Radiator-coolant level

Question - 50 / 19

Why should you reduce your speed when you're driving or riding in fog?

The brakes don't work as well

You'll be dazzled by other headlights

The engine will take longer to warm up

It's more difficult to see what's ahead

Question - 50 / 20

You're driving past a line of parked cars. What should you do if a ball bounces out into the road ahead?

Stop and wave the children across to fetch their ball

Continue driving at the same speed and flash your headlights

Continue driving at the same speed and sound your horn

Slow down and be prepared to stop for children

Question - 50 / 21

You're about to go down a steep hill. What should you do to control the speed of your vehicle?

Select a high gear and use the brakes firmly

Select a high gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a low gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a low gear and avoid using the brakes

Question - 50 / 22

Who is authorised to signal you to stop?

A motorcvclist

A pedestrian

A police officer

A bus driver

Question - 50 / 23

You're on a motorway. When can you use hazard warning lights?

When you slow down quickly because of danger ahead

When you're being towed by another vehicle

When you're driving on the hard shoulder

When a vehicle is following too closely

Question - 50 / 24

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 / 25

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 / 26

Which type of crossing allows cyclists to ride across with pedestrians?

Toucan

Puffin

Pelican

Zebra

Question - 50 / 27

(What can result when you travel for long distances in neutral (known as coasting?

Reduction in control

Improvement in control

Easier steering

Increased fuel consumption

Question - 50 / 28

How should you rejoin the motorway after a breakdown on the hard shoulder?

Keep your hazard lights flashing until you have safely rejoined the carriageway.

Build up speed on the hard shoulder before looking for a safe gap in the traffic

Wait until a vehicle in the left hand lane signals to you that it's safe to rejoin

Move straight out into the left-hand lane as you are not allowed to drive on the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 29

You're driving on a wet road. What should you do if you have to stop your vehicle in an emergency?

Give an arm signal

Select reverse gear

Keep both hands on the steering wheel

Apply the parking brake and footbrake together

Question - 50 / 30

Which type of vehicle should you be ready to give way to as you approach this bridge?

Bicycles

Buses

Motorcycles

Cars

Question - 50 / 31

What should you do immediately after joining a motorway?

Try to overtake

Re-adjust your mirrors

Stay in the left-hand lane

Position your vehicle in the centre lane

Question - 50 / 32

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 / 33

What do the white diagonal stripe markings in the middle of the road mean?

No overtaking

You must not enter the area unless it's an emergency

It's an overtaking area for motorcyclists

You should not enter the area unless it's necessary and you can see it's safe

Question - 50 / 34

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 / 35

How much more fuel will you use by driving at 70 mph, compared with driving at 50 mph?

About 5%

About 15%

About 75%

About 100%

Question - 50 / 36

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 / 37

You're driving on a busy main road. What should you do if you find that you're driving in the wrong direction?

Turn into a side road on the right and reverse into the main road

Make a U-turn in the main road

Make a 'three-point" turn in the main road

Turn around in a side road

Question - 50 / 38

You're driving on a road with several lanes. What do these signs above the lanes mean?

The two right lanes are open

The two left lanes are open

Traffic in the left lanes should stop

Traffic in the right lanes should stop

Question - 50 / 39

What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

Question - 50 / 40

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 / 41

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 / 42

Which lights must you use if you're driving on a well-lit motorway at night?

Use only your sidelights

Use your headlights

Use rear fog lights

Use front fog lights

Question - 50 / 43

On what type of road surface may anti-lock brakes be ineffective?

Smooth

Loose

Dry

Firm

Question - 50 / 44

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 / 45

What does this sign mean?

End of restricted speed area

End of restricted parking area

End of clearway

End of cycle route

Question - 50 / 46

You're reversing into a side road. When would your vehicle be the greatest hazard to passing traffic?

After you've completed the manoeuvre

Just before you begin to manoeuvre

After you've entered the side road

When the front of your vehicle swings out

Question - 50 / 47

Which type of glasses would make driving at night more difficult?

Half-moon

Round

Bifocal

Tinted

Question - 50 / 48

You're travelling in very heavy rain. How is this likely to affect your overall stopping distance?

It will be doubled

It will be halved

It will be ten times greater

It will be no different

Question - 50 / 49

Why is the caravan unstable and swinging from side to side?

Because of side winds

Because it's in the wrong lane

Because the other cars are passing too close to it

Because there are traffic cones on the road

Question - 50 / 50

What type of vehicle displays this yellow sign?

A broken-down vehicle

A school bus

An ice-cream van

A private ambulance