Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You're driving in heavy traffic on a wet road. Which lights should you use if there's a lot of surface spray?
Main-beam headlights
Sidelights only
Rear fog lights if visibility is more than 100 metres (328 feet)
Dipped headlights
Question - 50 / 2
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 / 3
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 / 4
What is the speed limit on this road for the car towing the caravan?
60mph
50mph
30mph
40mph
Question - 50 / 5
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 / 6
How would under-inflated tyres affect your vehicle?
The vehicle's stopping distance would increase
The flash rate of the vehicle's indicators would increase
The vehicle's gear change mechanism would become stiff
The vehicle's headlights would aim high
Question - 50 / 7
You're approaching an unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with the junction?
Accelerate and keep to the middle
Slow down and keep to the right
Accelerate and look to the left
Slow down and look both ways
Question - 50 / 8
You have to arrive on time for an appointment. How should you plan for the journey?
Allow plenty of time for the trip
Plan to travel at busy times
Avoid roads with the national speed limit
Prevent other drivers from overtaking
Question - 50 / 9
What does it mean if your trailer has a maximum authorised mass (MAM) of 3,500 kg?
Your trailer and load combined cannot weigh more than 3,500 kg
Your trailer and towing vehicle combined cannot weigh more than 3,500 kg
Your empty trailer weighs 3,500 kg
Question - 50 / 10
You're on a motorway. What must you do if there's a red cross showing above every lane?
Leave at the next exit
Stop and wait
Slow down and watch for further signals
Pull onto the hard shoulder
Question - 50 / 11
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 / 12
What type of vehicle uses an amber flashing beacon on a dual carriageway?
An ambulance
A fire engine
A doctor on call
A tractor
Question - 50 / 13
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 / 14
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 / 15
You've been driving in fog. What must you do when the visibility improves?
Switch off your fog lights
Keep your rear fog lights switched on
Keep your front fog lights switched on
Leave your fog lights switched on in case the fog returns
Question - 50 / 16
You're going to tow a trailer that's wider than your car. What must you fit to your car before you start towing it?
Parking sensors
Projection markers
Exterior towing mirrors
Rear-view camera
Question - 50 / 17
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 / 18
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 / 19
You're driving at night on an unlit road. What should you do if you're following another vehicle?
Flash your headlights
Use dipped headlights
Switch off your headlights
Use full-beam headlights
Question - 50 / 20
What's the nearest you may park to a junction?
10metres (32 feet)
12metres (39 feet)
15metres (49 feet)
20metres (66 feet)
Question - 50 / 21
What does this sign mean?
Vehicles may not park on the verge or footway
Vehicles may park on the left-hand side of the road only
Vehicles may park fully on the verge or footway
Vehicles may park on the right-hand side of the road only
Question - 50 / 22
Motorcycles only
No cars
Cars only
No motorcycles
Question - 50 / 23
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 / 24
Direction to park-and-ride car park
No parking for buses or coaches
Direction to bus and coach park
Parking area for cars and coaches
Question - 50 / 25
What style of driving causes increased risk to everyone?
Considerate
Defensive
Competitive
Responsible
Question - 50 / 26
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 / 27
What's the minimum depth of tread on the tyres of a trailer?
1.6mm
2.2mm
1mm
2mm
Question - 50 / 28
Which instrument-panel warning light would show that headlights are on main beam?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 29
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 / 30
You're about to overtake a slow-moving motorcyclist. Which sign would make you take special care?
Question - 50 / 31
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 / 32
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 / 33
A horse rider is in the left-hand lane approaching a roundabout. Where should you expect the rider to go?
In any direction
To the right
Straight ahead
To the left
Question - 50 / 34
You're behind this cyclist. When the traffic lights change, what should you do?
Try to move off before the cyclist
Allow the cyclist time and room
Turn right but give the cyclist room
Tap your horn and drive through first
Question - 50 / 35
You're about to start a journey towing a trailer. What should you do if you notice that a light on your trailer is not working?
Book the trailer in for repair before continuing with your journey
Disconnect the trailer electrical coupling before continuing with your journey
Continue with your journey because the lights on your car are working
Repair the fault before continuing with your journey
Question - 50 / 36
What does the white line along the side of the road indicate?
The edge of the carriageway
The approach to a hazard
No parking
No overtaking
Question - 50 / 37
Who has priority when traffic lights are out of order?
Traffic going straight on
Traffic turning right
Nobody
Traffic turning left
Question - 50 / 38
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 / 39
Where would you expect to see these markers?
On a motorway sign
On a railway bridge
On a large goods vehicle
On a diversion sign
Question - 50 / 40
You stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway and use the emergency telephone. Where's the best place to wait for help to arrive?
Well away from the carriageway
On the hard shoulder
Next to the phone
With your vehicle
Question - 50 / 41
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 / 42
There's been a collision. How can you help a driver who's suffering from shock?
Give them a drink
Reassure them confidently
Offer them a cigarette
Ask who caused the incident
Question - 50 / 43
What's the maximum fine for driving or riding without insurance?
Unlimited
£500
£1000
£5000
Question - 50 / 44
Why should you make sure that your indicators are cancelled after turning at a junction?
To avoid flattening the battery
To avoid misleading other road users
. To avoid dazzling other road users
To avoid damage to the indicator relay
Question - 50 / 45
What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?
The tyres are worn
The tyres are under inflated
The vehicle is on soft ground
The shock absorbers are worn
Question - 50 / 46
An injured motorcyclist is lying unconscious in the road. The traffic has stopped and there's no further danger. What could you do to help?
Remove their safety helmet
Move the person off the road
Seek medical assistance
Remove their leather jacket
Question - 50 / 47
What colour are the reflective studs along the left-hand edge of the motorway?
Green
Amber
Red
White
Question - 50 / 48
What do you need before you can legally use a motor vehicle on the road?
An appropriate driving licence
Breakdown cover
Proof of your identity
A vehicle handbook
Question - 50 / 49
What should you do if it's raining and you're following this lorry on a motorway?
Allow a two-second separation gap
Switch your headlights onto main beam
Move into a lane that has less spray
Be aware of spray reducing your vision
Question - 50 / 50
Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you manage to stop on the hard shoulder. What should you do if you use your mobile phone to call for help?
Stand at the rear of the vehicle while making the call
Wait in the car for the emergency services to arrive
Check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulder
Phone a friend and ask them to come and collect you