Drive Vehicle Safe Academy
50 Random Question Just For Testing
Question - 50 / 1
You're being overtaken by a long, heavily laden lorry. What should you do if it's taking a long time for it to overtake?
Speed up
Slow down
Hold your speed
Change direction
Question - 50 / 2
A single carriageway road has this sign. What's the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
30mph
40mph
50mph
60mph
Question - 50 / 3
Your vehicle has stalled in the middle of a level crossing. What should you do if the warning bells start to ring while you're trying to restart the engine?
Carry on trying to restart the engine
Push the vehicle clear of the crossing
Run down the track to warn the signal operator
Get out of the car and clear of the crossing
Question - 50 / 4
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 / 5
What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?
Select a higher gear
Sound the horn
Use the mirrors
Flash the headlights
Question - 50 / 6
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 / 7
What should you do when a person herding sheep asks you to stop?
Ignore them as they have no authority
Stop and switch off your engine
Continue on but drive slowly
Try to get past quickly
Question - 50 / 8
When must you stop your vehicle?
If you're involved in an incident that causes damage or injury
At a junction where there are 'give way' lines
At the end of a one-way street
Before merging onto a motorway
Question - 50 / 9
What should you do when dealing with this hazard?
Switch on your hazard warning lights
Use a low gear and drive slowly
Use a high gear to prevent wheelspin
Switch on your windscreen wipers
Question - 50 / 10
You plan your route before starting a journey. Why should you also plan an alternative route?
Your original route may be blocked
Your maps may have different scales
You may find you have to pay a congestion charge
You may get held up by a tractor
Question - 50 / 11
What does this traffic sign mean?
Slippery road ahead
Tyres liable to punctures ahead
Danger ahead
Service area ahead
Question - 50 / 12
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 / 13
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 / 14
Compulsory maximum speed limit
Advisory maximum speed limit
Compulsory minimum speed limit
Advised separation distance
Question - 50 / 15
What should you do when you see an older person about to cross the road ahead?
Stop and wave them across the road
Be careful; they may misjudge your speed
Expect them to wait for you to pass
Speed up to get past them quickly
Question - 50 / 16
You're driving behind a large goods vehicle. What should you do if it signals left but steers to the right?
Slow down and let the vehicle turn
Drive on, keeping to the left
Overtake on the right of it
Hold your speed and sound your horn
Question - 50 / 17
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 / 18
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 / 19
Which is the sign for a ring road?
A
B
C
D
Question - 50 / 20
What restrictions apply to people who have a provisional driving licence?
They can't drive unaccompanied
They can't drive over 30 mph
They can't drive at night
They can't drive with more than one passenger
Question - 50 / 21
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 / 22
You're waiting at a level crossing. What must you do if a train passes but the lights keep flashing?
Carry on waiting
Phone the signal operator
Edge over the stop line and look for trains
Park and investigate
Question - 50 / 23
You want to overtake the tractor. What should you do?
Overtake straight after the oncoming car passes
Stay behind and wait until you have a clear view
Speed up and overtake before you get to the bend
Sound your horn and make the tractor pull over
Question - 50 / 24
What should you do if you start to feel drowsy while you're driving on a motorway?
Stop on the hard shoulder for a sleep
Open a window and stop as soon as it's safe and legal
Speed up to arrive at your destination sooner
Slow down and let other drivers overtake
Question - 50 / 25
You're driving a car fitted with automatic transmission. When would you use 'kick down'?
To engage cruise control
To accelerate quickly
To brake progressively
To improve fuel economy
Question - 50 / 26
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 / 27
Which shape is used for a 'give way' sign?
Question - 50 / 28
Where would you find green reflective studs on a motorway?
Separating driving lanes
Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway
At slip-road entrances and exits
Between the carriageway and the central reservation
Question - 50 / 29
You're going to turn left from a main road into a minor road. What should you do as you approach the junction?
Keep just left of the middle of the road
Keep in the middle of the road
Swing out to the right just before turning
Keep well to the left of the road
Question - 50 / 30
You're on a motorway that isn't subject to smart motorway regulations. When should you use the hard shoulder?
When you're stopping in an emergency
When you're stopping for a rest
When you're joining the motorway
When you're leaving the motorway
Question - 50 / 31
Why do motorcyclists often look round over their right shoulder just before turning right?
To listen for traffic behind them
It helps them balance as they turn
To check for traffic in their blind area
Motorcycles don't have mirrors
Question - 50 / 32
Why are place names painted on the road surface?
To restrict the flow of traffic
To warn of oncoming traffic
To help you select the correct lane in good time
To prevent you from changing lanes
Question - 50 / 33
What should you do before driving into a tunnel?
Switch off your radio
Take off your sunglasses
Close your sunroof
Question - 50 / 34
When should you leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front?
When it's raining
When it's dry
When it's icy
When it's foggy
Question - 50 / 35
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 / 36
What will reduce fuel consumption?
Driving more slowly
Accelerating rapidly
Late and heavy braking
Staying in lower gears
Question - 50 / 37
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 / 38
What should you expect if you see this sign ahead?
The road will go steeply uphill
The road will go steeply downhill
The road will bend sharply to the left
The road will bend sharply to the right
Question - 50 / 39
What should you do while you're driving or riding along a motorway?
Look much further ahead than you would on other roads
Maintain a shorter separation distance than you would on other roads
Concentrate more than you would on other roads
Travel much faster than you would on other roads
Question - 50 / 40
At an incident, a casualty isn't breathing. What should you do while helping them to start breathing again?
Put their arms across their chest
Open their airway
Roll them onto their side
Shake them firmly
Question - 50 / 41
What does this sign mean?
Ring road
Mini-roundabout
No vehicles
Roundabout
Question - 50 / 42
You're travelling along this road. How should you pass the cyclist?
Leave them plenty of room as you pass
Sound your horn as you pass
Keep close to them as you pass
Change down one gear before you pass
Question - 50 / 43
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 / 44
When may you cross a double solid white line in the middle of the road?
To pass traffic that's queuing back at a junction
To pass a car signalling to turn left ahead
To pass a road maintenance vehicle travelling at 10 mph or less
To pass a vehicle that's towing a trailer
Question - 50 / 45
How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn't distract you when you're driving?
Only set the destination when you're lost
Set it before starting your journey
Turn it off while you're driving in built-up areas
Choose a voice that you find calming
Question - 50 / 46
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 / 47
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 / 48
Who's responsible for paying the vehicle tax?
The driver of the vehicle
The registered keeper of the vehicle
The car dealer
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Question - 50 / 49
You're driving in traffic at the speed limit for the road. What should you do if the driver behind is trying to overtake?
Move closer to the car ahead, so the driver behind has no room to overtake
Wave the driver behind to overtake when it's safe
Keep a steady course and allow the driver behind to overtake
Accelerate to get away from the driver behind
Question - 50 / 50
End of cycle route
Cycle route ahead
Cycle parking only
No cycling