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Question - 50 / 1

Why do motorcyclists wear bright clothing?

The colours are popular

To make them more visible

It helps keep them cool in summer

They must do so by law

Question - 50 / 2

What will be a serious distraction while you're driving?

Looking at road maps

Switching on your demister

Using your windscreen washers

Looking in your door mirror

Question - 50 / 3

Where should you take particular care to look for motorcyclists and cyclists?

At junctions

On one-way streets

At zebra crossings

On dual carriageways

Question - 50 / 4

What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road?

50mph

60mph

40mph

70mph

Question - 50 / 5

You're approaching a crossroads. What should you do if the traffic lights have failed?

Brake and stop only for large vehicles

Brake sharply to a stop before looking

Be prepared to brake sharply to a stop

Be prepared to stop for any traffic

Question - 50 / 6

What should you do as you approach this lorry?

Slow down and be prepared to wait

Make the lorry wait for you

Flash your lights at the lorry

Move to the right-hand side of the road

Question - 50 / 7

You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean when a red cross is displayed above the hard shoulder?

Use this lane as a running lane

You shouldn't travel in this lane

Pull up in this lane to answer your mobile phone

This lane can be used if you need a rest

Question - 50 / 8

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 / 9

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 / 10

How can you use your vehicle's engine to control your speed?

By changing to a lower gear

By selecting reverse gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral

Question - 50 / 11

What should you do if your vehicle catches fire while you're driving through a tunnel?

Drive it out of the tunnel if it's safe to do so

Pull up, then walk to an emergency telephone

Park it away from the carriageway

Leave it where it is, with the engine running

Question - 50 / 12

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 / 13

What does this sign mean?

Hump bridge

Humps in the road

Entrance to tunnel

Soft verges

Question - 50 / 14

When are you not allowed to sound your vehicle's horn?

Between 10.00 pm and 6.00 am in a built-up area

At any time in a built-up area

Between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am in a built-up area

Between 11.30 pm and 6.00 am on any road

Question - 50 / 15

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 / 16

You're planning to tow a caravan. What will help the handling of the combination?

Anti-lock brakes fitted to the towing vehicle

Power steering fitted to the towing vehicle

A jockey wheel fitted to the tow bar

A stabiliser fitted to the tow bar

Question - 50 / 17

Where would parking your vehicle cause an obstruction?

Alongside a parking meter

In front of a property entrance

On your driveway

In a marked parking space

Question - 50 / 18

What does this sign mean?

No motor vehicles

End of motorway

No through road

End of bus lane

Question - 50 / 19

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 / 20

You're waiting at a T-junction. What should you do if a vehicle is coming from the right, with its left indicator flashing?

Move out and accelerate hard

Wait until the vehicle starts to turn in

Pull out before the vehicle reaches the junction

Move out slowly

Question - 50 / 21

What's most likely to waste fuel?

Reducing your speed

Driving on motorways

Using different brands of fuel

Under-inflated tyres

Question - 50 / 22

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 / 23

What does this sign mean?

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

Question - 50 / 24

What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?

30mph

50mph

60mph

70mph

Question - 50 / 25

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 / 26

What restrictions apply if you're towing a trailer on a three-lane motorway?

You must have a stabiliser fitted

You mustn't overtake

You mustn't exceed 50 mph

You mustn't use the right-hand lane

Question - 50 / 27

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 / 28

How should you approach the zebra crossing?

Speed up to get past the crossing

Be ready to slow down or stop to allow pedestrians to cross

Sound your horn to warn the pedestrians

Slow down and wave the pedestrians across

Question - 50 / 29

How will you benefit from following the manufacturer's service schedule for your vehicle?

Your vehicle will be cheaper to insure

Your vehicle tax will be lower

Your vehicle will remain reliable

Your journey times will be reduced

Question - 50 / 30

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 / 31

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 / 32

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 / 33

What should you do when you park a car facing downhill?

Turn the steering wheel away from the kerb

Park with two wheels on the kerb

Park close to the bumper of another car

Turn the steering wheel towards the kerb

Question - 50 / 34

What's the reason for traffic-calming measures?

To stop road rage

To make overtaking easier

To slow traffic down

To make parking easier

Question - 50 / 35

You're following a vehicle on a wet road. You stay a safe distance behind it. What should you do if a driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you've left?

Flash your headlights as a warning

Drop back to regain a safe distance

Try to overtake safely as soon as you can

Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on

Question - 50 / 36

What will happen if you use rear fog lights in good conditions?

They'll make it safer when towing a trailer

They'll protect you from larger vehicles

They'll dazzle other drivers

They'll make drivers behind keep back

Question - 50 / 37

What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?

Sound your horn

Rev your engine

Get out and check

Reverse slowly

Question - 50 / 38

Why should you switch your headlights on when it first starts to get dark?

So that you blend in with other drivers

To make your dials easier to see

So others can see you more easily

Because the street lights are lit

Question - 50 / 39

When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?

When you're signalled to do so by traffic signals

When you need to use a mobile telephone

When you need to walk and get fresh air

When you wish to pick up hitchhikers

Question - 50 / 40

Which road users are most difficult to see when you're reversing your car?

Cyclists

Children

Motorcyclists

Car drivers

Question - 50 / 41

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

Bicycles

Buses

Motorcycles

Cars

Question - 50 / 42

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 / 43

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 / 44

You're looking for somewhere to park your vehicle. Neither you or your passenger are disabled. What should you do if the only free spaces are marked for disabled drivers?

Use one of these spaces

Park in one of these spaces but stay with your vehicle

Use one of the spaces as long as one is kept free

Wait for a regular parking space to become free

Question - 50 / 45

What does this sign mean?

Wait at the barriers

Wait at the crossroads

Give way to trams

Give way to farm vehicles

Question - 50 / 46

You've broken down on a two-way road. You have a warning triangle. At least how far from your vehicle should you place the warning triangle?

45metres (147 feet)

25metres (82 feet)

5metres (16 feet)

100metres (328 feet)

Question - 50 / 47

Why should drivers be more careful on roads where trams also operate?

Because trams don't have a horn

Because trams can't stop for cars

Because trams don't have lights

Because trams can't steer to avoid obstructions

Question - 50 / 48

Why should you take care driving past the man with the cane?

He's physically disabled

He's deaf and blind

He's deaf

He's blind

Question - 50 / 49

What does this sign mean?

Leave motorway at next exit

Lane for heavy and slow vehicles

All lorries use the hard shoulder

Rest area for lorries

Question - 50 / 50

You're in a one-way street and want to turn right. Where should you position your vehicle when there are two lanes?

In the right-hand lane

In the left-hand lane

In either lane, depending on the traffic

Just left of the centre line