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Question - 50 / 1

What can you expect if you drive using rapid acceleration and heavy braking?

Reduced pollution

Increased fuel consumption

Reduced exhaust emissions

Increased road safety

Question - 50 / 2

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 / 3

What's the most important reason for having a properly adjusted head restraint?

To make you more comfortable

To help you avoid neck injury

To help you relax

To help you maintain your driving position

Question - 50 / 4

You're driving on the motorway. Which lane should you get into well before you reach your exit?

The left-hand lane

The middle lane

The right-hand lane

The hard shoulder

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

Which sign shows that you're entering a one-way system?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 7

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 / 8

When may front fog lights be used?

When visibility is seriously reduced

When they're fitted above the bumper

When they aren't as bright as the headlights

When an audible warning device is used

Question - 50 / 9

What would you expect to find at a contraflow system on a motorway?

Lower speed limits

Road humps

Wider lanes than normal

Temporary traffic lights

Question - 50 / 10

What does this sign mean?

No overtaking

No motor vehicles

Clearway (no stopping)

Cars and motorcycles only

Question - 50 / 11

How can you use your vehicle's engine as a brake?

By changing to a lower gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral gear

By selecting reverse gear

Question - 50 / 12

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 / 13

What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and a slip road?

White

Red

Amber

Green

Question - 50 / 14

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 / 15

What does this sign mean?

School crossing patrol

No pedestrians allowed

Pedestrian zone - no vehicles

Zebra crossing ahead

Question - 50 / 16

Why should the junction on the left be kept clear?

To allow vehicles to enter and emerge

To allow the bus to reverse

To allow vehicles to make a U-turn

To allow vehicles to park

Question - 50 / 17

A police car is following you. What should you do if the police officer flashes the headlights and points to the left?

Turn left at the next junction

Pull up on the left

Stop immediately

Move over to the left

Question - 50 / 18

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 / 19

What does this sign mean?

End of cycle route

Cycle route ahead

Cycle parking only

No cycling

Question - 50 / 20

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 / 21

Why should these road markings be kept clear?

To allow children to see and be seen when they're crossing the road

To allow teachers to park

To allow children to be dropped off at school

To allow children to be picked up after school

Question - 50 / 22

What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?

Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver's attention

Go to the next emergency telephone and report the hazard

Pull over to the hard shoulder, then remove the box

Stop close to the box until the police arrive

Question - 50 / 23

What do these motorway signs mean?

They're countdown markers to the next exit

They warn of a police control ahead

They're distance markers to the next telephone

They're countdown markers to a bridge

Question - 50 / 24

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 / 25

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 / 26

What does this sign mean?

Buses turning

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

Keep right

Question - 50 / 27

What does this sign mean?

Through traffic to use left lane

Right-hand lane T-junction only

Right-hand lane closed ahead

11 tonne weight limit

Question - 50 / 28

What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have red and amber showing together?

Pass the lights if the road is clear

Take care because there's a fault with the lights

Wait for the green light

Stop because the lights are changing to red

Question - 50 / 29

Why is it bad technique to coast when you're driving downhill?

The fuel consumption will increase

The engine will overheat

The tyres will wear more quickly

The vehicle will gain speed more quickly

Question - 50 / 30

What information is found on a vehicle registration document?

The registered keeper

The type of insurance cover

The service history details

The date of the MOT

Question - 50 / 31

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 / 32

It's very windy. What should you do if you're behind a motorcyclist who's overtaking a high-sided vehicle?

Overtake the motorcyclist immediately

Keep well back

Stay level with the motorcyclist

Keep close to the motorcyclist

Question - 50 / 33

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 / 34

When would you use an emergency refuge area on a smart motorway?

To stop and check where you are

In cases of emergency or breakdown

If you think you'll be involved in a road rage incident

To make a private phone call

Question - 50 / 35

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 / 36

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 / 37

You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?

Red alone

Red and amber together

Green and amber together

Green alone

Question - 50 / 38

You're travelling along a motorway. Where would you find a crawler or climbing lane?

Along the hard shoulder

Before a junction

On a steep gradient

Before a service area

Question - 50 / 39

You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean if a red cross is showing above the hard shoulder and mandatory speed limits above all other lanes?

The hard shoulder can be used as a normal running lane

The hard shoulder can be used as a rest area if you feel tired

The hard shoulder is for emergency or breakdown use only

The hard shoulder has a speed limit of 50 mph

Question - 50 / 40

What's the speed limit on this road?

60mph

50mph

30mph

40mph

Question - 50 / 41

You're approaching traffic lights and the red light is showing. What signal will show next?

Red and amber

Green alone

Amber alone

Green and amber

Question - 50 / 42

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 / 43

You're following other vehicles in fog. You have your headlights on dipped beam. What else can you do to reduce the chances of being in a collision?

Keep close to the vehicle in front

Use main beam instead of dipped headlights

Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front

Keep up with the faster vehicles

Question - 50 / 44

You're driving in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway. What should you do if you see a sign showing that the right-hand lane is closed 800 yards ahead?

Keep in that lane until you reach the queue

Move to the left immediately

Wait and see which lane is moving faster

Move to the left in good time

Question - 50 / 45

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 / 46

You're driving along a wet road. How can you tell if your vehicle's tyres are losing their grip on the surface?

The steering will feel very heavy

The engine will stall

The steering will feel very light

The engine noise will increase

Question - 50 / 47

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

Red

Green

White

Amber

Question - 50 / 48

What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been green for some time?

Maintain your speed

Brake hard

Accelerate hard

Be ready to stop

Question - 50 / 49

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 / 50

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