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Question - 50 / 1

When do windscreen pillars cause a serious obstruction to your view?

When you're driving on a dual carriageway

When you're driving on a motorway

When you're approaching bends and junctions

When you're approaching a one-way street

Question - 50 / 2

What's a rumble device designed to do?

Give directions

Prevent cattle escaping

Alert you to low tyre pressure

Alert you to a hazard

Question - 50 / 3

In winter, road signs can become covered by snow. What does this sign mean?

Crossroads

Give way

Stop

Turn right

Question - 50 / 4

Why could it be dangerous to reverse from a side road into a main road?

Your reverse sensors will beep

Your view will be restricted

Your reversing lights will be hidden

Your mirrors will need adjusting

Question - 50 / 5

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 / 6

You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. The rider is injured. When should their helmet be removed?

Only when the motorcyclist asks

Always straight away

Only when it's essential

Always, unless they're in shock

Question - 50 / 7

What should you do if you're driving on a motorway and you miss the exit that you wanted to take?

Carry on to the next exit

Carefully reverse in the left-hand lane

Carefully reverse along the hard shoulder

Make a U-turn at the next gap in the central reservation

Question - 50 / 8

What does this sign mean?

Give way to oncoming vehicles

Approaching traffic passes you on both sides

Turn off at the next available junction

Pass either side to get to the same destination

Question - 50 / 9

What should you do when leaving your vehicle parked and unattended?

Park near a busy junction

Park in a housing estate

Lock it and remove the key

Leave the left indicator on

Question - 50 / 10

What should you be aware of if you ve just passed this sign?

This is a single-track road

You can't stop on this road

Only one lane is in use

All traffic is going one way

Question - 50 / 11

You're driving in busy traffic. You want to pull up just after a junction on the left. When should you signal?

As you're passing or just after the junction

Just before you reach the junction

Well before you reach the junction

It would be better not to signal at all

Question - 50 / 12

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 / 13

What safety device must be fitted to a trailer braking system?

Breakaway cable

Jockey wheel

Stabiliser

Corner steadies

Question - 50 / 14

What does this sign mean?

Quayside or river bank

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road surface

Road liable to flooding

Question - 50 / 15

What does it mean when a moving vehicle is showing a flashing amber beacon?

The vehicle has broken down

The vehicle is slow moving

The vehicle belongs to a school crossing patrol

The vehicle is a doctor's car

Question - 50 / 16

You need glasses to read a vehicle number plate at the required distance. When must you wear them?

Only in bad weather conditions

Whenever you're driving

When you think it's necessary

Only at night time

Question - 50 / 17

What does this sign mean?

Uneven road surface

Bridge over the road

Road ahead ends

Water across the road

Question - 50 / 18

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 / 19

What shape are traffic signs giving orders?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 20

You're driving towards this left-hand bend. What danger should you be anticipating?

A vehicle overtaking you

Mud on the road

The road getting narrower

Pedestrians walking towards you

Question - 50 / 21

On a smart motorway, what does this sign mean?

Use the hard shoulder only

Use all the lanes, including the hard shoulder

Use any lane except the hard shoulder

Use the three right-hand lanes only

Question - 50 / 22

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 / 23

What should you do when you're following a learner driver who stalls at a junction?

Be patient, as you expect them to make mistakes

Immediately steer around them and drive on

Stay very close behind and flash your headlights

Start to rev your engine if they take too long to restart

Question - 50 / 24

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 / 25

You're driving on the motorway. What should you do if luggage falls from your vehicle?

Walk back up the motorway to pick it up

Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down

Stop at the next emergency telephone and report the incident

Stop on the motorway and switch on hazard warning lights while you pick it up

Question - 50 / 26

When may you stop and wait in a box junction?

When oncoming traffic prevents you from turning right

When you're in a queue of traffic turning left

When you're in a queue of traffic going ahead

When you're on a roundabout

Question - 50 / 27

What's the legal minimum tread depth for tyres on your trailer or caravan?

1mm

1.6mm

2mm

2.6mm

Question - 50 / 28

What does this sign mean?

End of cycle route

Cycle route ahead

Cycle parking only

No cycling

Question - 50 / 29

What should you do when you're approaching this crossing?

Prepare to slow down and stop

Continue unless the pedestrians step out

Speed up and pass by quickly

Stop and wave the pedestrians across

Question - 50 / 30

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 / 31

Which sign means there will be two-way traffic crossing your route ahead?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 32

When may you stop on an urban clearway?

To set down and pick up passengers

To use a mobile telephone

To ask for directions

To load or unload goods

Question - 50 / 33

What's the nearest you may park to a junction?

10metres (32 feet)

12metres (39 feet)

15metres (49 feet)

20metres (66 feet)

Question - 50 / 34

What does this sign mean?

Hump bridge

Traffic-calming hump

Low bridge

Uneven road

Question - 50 / 35

What's the purpose of a catalytic converter?

To reduce fuel consumption

To reduce the risk of fire

To reduce harmful exhaust gases

To reduce engine wear

Question - 50 / 36

You're driving at night with your headlights on main beam. A vehicle is overtaking you. When should you dip your headlights?

Some time after the vehicle has passed vou

Before the vehicle starts to pass you

Only if the other driver dips their headlights

As soon as the vehicle passes you

Question - 50 / 37

What will the speed limit usually be where you can see street lights but no speed-limit signs?

30mph

40mph

50mph

60mph

Question - 50 / 38

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 / 39

What can you do to reduce environmental damage caused by your vehicle?

Avoid using the cruise control

Use the air conditioning whenever you drive

Use the gears to slow the vehicle

Avoid making a lot of short journeys

Question - 50 / 40

You want to put a rear-facing baby seat on the front passenger seat. What must you do if the passenger seat is protected by a frontal airbag?

Deactivate the airbag

Turn the seat to face sideways

Ask a passenger to hold the baby

Put the child in an adult seat belt

Question - 50 / 41

Your vehicle is stationary. When may you use its horn?

When another road user poses a danger

When the road is blocked by queuing traffic

When it's used only briefly

When signalling that you've just arrived

Question - 50 / 42

A cycle lane, marked by a solid white line, is in operation. What does this mean for car drivers?

They may park in the lane

They may drive in the lane at any time

They may use the lane when necessary

They mustn't drive along the lane

Question - 50 / 43

Which diagram shows a hazard warning line?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 44

How should you give an arm signal to turn left?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 45

You're approaching a junction where the traffic lights aren't working. What should you do when a police officer gives this signal?

Turn left only

Turn right only

Continue ahead only

Stop at the stop line

Question - 50 / 46

What should you do if you become tired while you're driving on a motorway?

Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm

Question - 50 / 47

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 / 48

What must you do at this junction?

Stop behind the line, then edge forward to see clearly

Stop beyond the line, at a point where you can see clearly

Stop only if there's traffic on the main road

Stop only if you're turning right

Question - 50 / 49

Where should you avoid overtaking?

Just after a bend

On a dual carriageway

In a one-way street

Approaching a dip in the road

Question - 50 / 50

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