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Question - 50 / 1

What action should you take when you see flashing amber lights under a school warning sign?

Reduce speed until you're clear of the area

Increase your speed to clear the area quickly

Keep up your speed and sound the horn

Wait at the lights until they stop flashing

Question - 50 / 2

At night, what does it mean if you see a pedestrian wearing reflective clothing and carrying a bright red light?

You're approaching an organised walk

You're approaching roadworks

You're approaching a traffic danger spot

You're approaching a slow-moving vehicle

Question - 50 / 3

You're on a motorway. When can you use hazard warning lights?

When you slow down quickly because of danger ahead

When you're being towed by another vehicle

When you're driving on the hard shoulder

When a vehicle is following too closely

Question - 50 / 4

You're driving on an open road in dry weather. What distance should you keep from the vehicle in front?

Two metres (6 feet 6 inches)

A two-second time gap

Two car lengths

One car length

Question - 50 / 5

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 / 6

Which vehicles are prohibited from using the motorway?

Motorcycles over 50 cc

Cars with automatic transmission

Double-deck buses

Powered mobility scooters

Question - 50 / 7

What must you do if poor health affects your driving?

Inform your local police

Avoid using motorways

Always drive accompanied

Inform the licensing authority

Question - 50 / 8

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 / 9

You're reversing into a side road. When would your vehicle be the greatest hazard to passing traffic?

After you've completed the manoeuvre

Just before you begin to manoeuvre

After you've entered the side road

When the front of your vehicle swings out

Question - 50 / 10

Why is it dangerous to overtake near a junction?

A driver waiting to emerge might not see you

The road surface will be slippery

Your signal would be hard to see

You'll be in the blind spot of the driver waiting to emerge

Question - 50 / 11

What does it mean if you see a pedestrian with a dog that has a yellow or burgundy coat?

The pedestrian is deaf

The pedestrian is an older person

The pedestrian is colour-blind

The pedestrian is a dog trainer

Question - 50 / 12

What's the meaning of this sign?

Local speed limit applies

No waiting on the carriageway

National speed limit applies

No entry for vehicles

Question - 50 / 13

What should you do as you approach this cyclist?

Try to overtake before the cyclist gets to the junction

Flash your headlights at the cyclist

Slow down and allow the cyclist to turn

Rev your engine so the cyclist knows you're following behind

Question - 50 / 14

What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road?

50mph

60mph

40mph

70mph

Question - 50 / 15

What should you do if the traffic in the left-hand lane is slowing?

Slow down, keeping a safe separation distance

Accelerate past the vehicles in the left-hand lane

Pull up on the left-hand verge

Move across and continue in the right-hand lane

Question - 50 / 16

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

1mm

1.6mm

2mm

2.6mm

Question - 50 / 17

You're turning right onto a dual carriageway. What should you do if the central reservation is too narrow to contain your vehicle?

Proceed to the central reservation and wait

Wait until the road is clear in both directions

Stop in the first lane so that other vehicles give way

Emerge slightly to show your intentions

Question - 50 / 18

Why has the bus driver positioned the bus on the left?

The bus needs extra room to get around the roundabout

In case the pedestrian wants to get on the bus

To get a better view of the roundabout

The sign on the roundabout is directing traffic to 'keep left'

Question - 50 / 19

How can you reduce the damage your vehicle causes to the environment?

Use narrow side streets

Brake heavily

Use busy routes

Anticipate well ahead

Question - 50 / 20

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 / 21

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 / 22

How should you drive when you're driving along a road that has road humps?

Maintain a reduced speed throughout

Accelerate quickly between the humps

Always keep to the maximum legal speed

Drive slowly at school times only

Question - 50 / 23

Powered vehicles used by disabled people are small and can be hard to see. What must they display if they're travelling on a dual carriageway?

Flashing green beacon

Flashing blue beacon

Flashing amber beacon

Flashing red beacon

Question - 50 / 24

You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?

Sound your horn

Drop back further

Flash your headlights

Start to overtake

Question - 50 / 25

You're waiting to emerge at a junction. Your view is restricted by parked vehicles. What can help you to see traffic on the road you're joining?

Looking for traffic behind you

Reflections of traffic in windows

Making eye contact with other road users

Checking for traffic in your interior mirror

Question - 50 / 26

How will a school crossing patrol signal you to stop?

By pointing to children waiting to cross

By giving you an arm signal

By displaying a 'stop' sign

By displaying a red light

Question - 50 / 27

When will you feel the effects of engine braking?

When you only use the parking brake

When you're in neutral

When you change to a lower gear

When you change to a higher gear

Question - 50 / 28

Why must you take great care when emerging from this junction?

The road surface is poor

The footpath is narrow

The kerbs are high

The view is restricted

Question - 50 / 29

You're at a junction controlled by traffic lights. When should you wait at a green light?

When pedestrians are waiting to cross

When your exit from the junction is blocked

When you think the lights may be about to change

When you intend to turn right

Question - 50 / 30

What does it mean if you see this signal on the motorway?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

All vehicles use the hard shoulder

Sharp bend to the left ahead

Stop: all lanes ahead closed

Question - 50 / 31

Where will you see these red and white markers?

Approaching the end of a motorway

Approaching a concealed level crossing

Approaching a concealed speed-limit sign

Approaching the end of a dual carriageway

Question - 50 / 32

What's the minimum time gap you should leave when following a vehicle on a wet road?

One second

Two seconds

Three seconds

Four seconds

Question - 50 / 33

Why should you reduce your speed here?

A staggered junction is ahead

A low bridge is ahead

The road surface changes ahead

The road narrows ahead

Question - 50 / 34

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 / 35

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 / 36

What helps to reduce traffic bunching on a motorway?

Lane closures

Contraflow systems

Variable speed limits

National speed limits

Question - 50 / 37

You're driving past parked cars. What should you do if you see a bicycle wheel sticking out between the cars?

Accelerate past quickly and sound your horn

Slow down and wave the cyclist across

Brake sharply and flash your headlights

Slow down and be prepared to stop for a cyclist

Question - 50 / 38

What does this sign mean?

Route for trams only

Route for buses only

Parking for buses only

Parking for trams only

Question - 50 / 39

What does this sign mean?

Level crossing with gate or barrier

Gated road ahead

Level crossing without gate or barrier

Cattle grid ahead

Question - 50 / 40

What should you do if you can't see clearly behind when you're reversing?

Ask someone to guide you

Open the door to look behind

Look in the nearside mirror

Open the window to look behind

Question - 50 / 41

What does this sign mean?

Maximum speed limit with traffic calming

Minimum speed limit with traffic calming

'20 cars only' parking zone

Only 20 cars allowed at any one time

Question - 50 / 42

You're approaching this roundabout. What should you do when a cyclist is keeping to the left while signalling to turn right?

Overtake them

Sound your horn

Allow them space to turn

Assume they're turning left

Question - 50 / 43

What must you check before you drive some one else's vehicle?

That the vehicle owner has third-party insurance cover

That your own vehicle has insurance cover

That the vehicle is insured for your use

That the insurance documents are in the vehicle

Question - 50 / 44

What does this sign mean?

You can park on the days and times shown

No parking on the days and times shown

No parking at all from Monday to Friday

End of the urban clearway restrictions

Question - 50 / 45

Why is a toucan crossing different from other crossings?

Cyclists can use it

It's controlled by two flashing lights

Moped riders can use it

It's controlled by a traffic warden

Question - 50 / 46

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 / 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 may help to deter a thief from stealing your car?

Always keeping the headlights on

Fitting reflective glass windows

Always keeping the interior light on

Etching the registration number on the windows

Question - 50 / 49

What must you have when you apply to renew your vehicle tax?

Valid insurance

The vehicle's chassis number

The handbook

A valid driving licence

Question - 50 / 50

You're waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view. What should you be particularly aware of?

Motorcyclists

Buses

Lorries

Coaches