Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
What does a sign with a brown background show?
Tourist directions
Primary roads
Motorway routes
Minor roads
Question - 50 / 2
How can you avoid wheelspin when you're driving on an icy road?
Brake gently and repeatedly
Drive at a slow speed in the highest gear possible
Use the parking brake if the wheels start to slip
Drive in a low gear at all times
Question - 50 / 3
When should tyre pressures be checked?
After any lengthy journey
After travelling at high speed
When tyres are hot
When tyres are cold
Question - 50 / 4
What would suggest you're driving on an icy road?
There's less transmission noise
There's less wind noise
There's less tyre noise
There's less engine noise
Question - 50 / 5
Why are vehicles fitted with rear fog lights?
To make them more visible when driving at high speed
To show when they've broken down in a dangerous position
To make them more visible in thick fog
To warn drivers following closely to drop back
Question - 50 / 6
When may you sound your vehicle's horn?
To give you right of way
To attract a friend's attention
To warn others of your presence
To make slower drivers move over
Question - 50 / 7
Which lights should you use when you're driving in a tunnel?
Sidelights
Dipped headlights
Front spotlights
Rear fog lights
Question - 50 / 8
You're travelling along a residential street. There are parked vehicles on the left-hand side. Why should you keep your speed down?
So that oncoming traffic can see you more clearly
You may set off car alarms
There may be delivery lorries on the street
Children may run out from between the vehicles
Question - 50 / 9
You see a horse rider as you approach a roundabout. What should you do if they're signalling right but keeping well to the left?
Proceed as normal
Cut in front of them
Stay well back
Keep close to them
Question - 50 / 10
You're driving on an icy road. What distance from the car in front should you drive?
Four times the normal distance
Six times the normal distance
Ten times the normal distance
Eight times the normal distance
Question - 50 / 11
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 / 12
What's most likely to increase fuel consumption?
Poor steering control
Accelerating around bends
Staying in high gears
Harsh braking and accelerating
Question - 50 / 13
Which is the sign for a ring road?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 14
Where's the safest place to park your vehicle at night?
In a garage
On a busy road
In a quiet car park
Near a red route
Question - 50 / 15
What's the speed limit on this road?
60mph
50mph
30mph
40mph
Question - 50 / 16
Do you need to plan rest stops when you're planning a long journey?
Yes, you should plan to stop every half an hour
Yes, regular stops help concentration
No, you'll be less tired if you get there as soon as possible
No, only fuel stops will be needed
Question - 50 / 17
What does this sign mean?
School crossing patrol
No pedestrians allowed
Pedestrian zone - no vehicles
Zebra crossing ahead
Question - 50 / 18
With-flow bus and cycle lane
Contraflow bus and cycle lane
No buses and cycles allowed
No waiting for buses and cycles
Question - 50 / 19
What should you do when you leave your car unattended for a few minutes?
Leave the engine running
Switch the engine off but leave the key in
Lock it and remove the key
Park near a traffic warden
Question - 50 / 20
What might you expect to happen in this situation?
Traffic will move into the right-hand lane
Traffic speed will increase
Traffic will move into the left-hand lane
Traffic won't need to change position
Question - 50 / 21
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 / 22
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 / 23
Your insurer will issue you with an insurance certificate. When must you produce this document for inspection?
When making a SORN
When buying or selling a vehicle
When a police officer asks you for it
When your vehicle is having an MOT test
Question - 50 / 24
Where would you see this sign?
At the side of the road
In the window of a car taking children to school
On the rear of a school bus or coach
At playground areas
Question - 50 / 25
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 / 26
You're at an incident. What could you do to help an unconscious casualty?
Move them to somewhere more comfortable
Splash their face with cool water
Take photographs of the scene
Check that they're breathing normally
Question - 50 / 27
You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?
When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear
When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right
When you warn drivers behind by signalling left
When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are
Question - 50 / 28
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 / 29
When would you use the right-hand lane on a three-lane motorway?
When you're trying to save fuel
When you're overtaking
When you're turning right
When you're travelling above the speed limit
Question - 50 / 30
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 / 31
For how long is a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN) valid?
Until the vehicle is taxed, sold or scrapped
Until the vehicle is insured and MOT'd
Until the vehicle is repaired or modified
Until the vehicle is used on the road
Question - 50 / 32
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 / 33
What would be affected if you carry a very heavy load on your vehicle?
The vehicle's gearbox
The vehicle's ventilation
The vehicle's battery
The vehicle's handling
Question - 50 / 34
What should you do when you're using a contraflow system?
Increase speed to get through the contraflow more quickly
Follow other motorists closely to avoid long queues
Switch lanes to make better progress
Choose an appropriate lane in good time
Question - 50 / 35
At an incident, a casualty is unconscious but breathing. When should you move them?
When an ambulance is on its way
When bystanders tell you to move them
When there's a risk of further danger
When bystanders offer to help you
Question - 50 / 36
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 / 37
Which sign means that there may be people walking along the road?
Question - 50 / 38
You're parked in a busy high street. What's the safest way to turn your vehicle around so you can drive in the opposite direction?
Turn around in a quiet side road
Drive into a side road and reverse out into the main road
Ask someone to stop the traffic
Carry out a U-turn
Question - 50 / 39
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 / 40
You're driving in fog. Why should you keep well back from the vehicle in front?
In case it changes direction suddenly
In case its fog lights dazzle you
In case it stops suddenly
In case its brake lights dazzle you
Question - 50 / 41
How should you load your trailer?
Put heavy items over the axle(s)
Put heavy items at the front
Put heavy items in the corners
Put heavy items at the back
Question - 50 / 42
National speed limit applies
Waiting restrictions apply
No stopping
No entry
Question - 50 / 43
You have priority
No motor vehicles
Two-way traffic
No overtaking
Question - 50 / 44
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 / 45
How can driving in a fuel-efficient manner help protect the environment?
Through the legal enforcement of speed regulations
By increasing the number of cars on the road
Through increased fuel bills
By reducing exhaust emissions
Question - 50 / 46
What helps to reduce traffic bunching on a motorway?
Lane closures
Contraflow systems
Variable speed limits
National speed limits
Question - 50 / 47
What's most likely to waste fuel?
Under-inflated tyres
Question - 50 / 48
What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?
Check the brake-fluid level
Check the footbrake free play
Check that the parking brake is released
Have the brakes checked immediately
Question - 50 / 49
Who has priority at an unmarked crossroads?
The larger vehicle
No-one has priority
The faster vehicle
The smaller vehicle
Question - 50 / 50
You're following a slower-moving vehicle. What should you do if there's a junction just ahead on the right?
Overtake after checking your mirrors and signalling
Only consider overtaking when you're past the junction
Accelerate quickly to overtake before reaching the junction
Slow down and prepare to overtake on the left
