Driving School Theory Questions Flashcards
Consuming what substance before or while dirving, can make you unfit to drive?
1.) Alcohol
2.) Cocaine
3.) Hashish
All three - Alcohol, Cocaine, and Hashish
What effects can result from taking drugs?
1.) Impairment of concentration
2.) A miscalculation of speeds
3.) Increased readiness to take risks
All three - Impairment of concentration, a miscalculation of speeds, and an increased readiness to take risks.
When should you interrupt your journey?
When I…
1.) ….want to pick an item that has fallen down in my vehicle.
2.) ….notice that the concentration is decreasing.
3.) ….want to activate the cruise control system.
-When I want to pick an item that has fallen down in my vehicle.
-When I notice that the concentration is decreasing.
What do white triangle markings on the road at a crossing mean?
White triangle markings on the road at a crossing mean I have to yield/give way to the right before left rule.
What is prohibited when using motorways?
1.) Performing U-turns
2.) Stopping on the hard shoulder
3.) Reversing
All three - performing U-turns, stopping on the hard shoulder and reversing are all prohibited when using motorways (highways).
As a resident, you want to drive into a cycle highway that has the following signs:
a.) Fahrradstraße
b.) Anlieger frei
What must you be aware of when doing so?
1.) Cycles may travel alongside one another
2.) Cycle traffic may not be impeded
3.) Vehicles may not be driven faster than 30 km/h
All three - cycles may travel alongside one another, cycle traffic may not be impeded, and vehicles may not be driven faster than 30 km/h.
What rules apply to the area 15 meters in front of and behind a ‘Haltestelle’ sign (green and yellow sign with an H in the center - aka bus stop sign)?
I may…
1.) ….not obstruct passengers boarding or alighting
2.) ….park
3.) ….stop
-I may not obstruct passengers boarding or alighting.
-I may stop.
What is allowed in an area with a ‘no-waiting’ sign?
1.) Parking, provided a parking disc is used
2.) Stopping for loading or unloading as well as boarding or alighting
3.) Stopping for up to 3 minutes
-Stopping for loading or unloading as well as boarding or alighting
-Stopping for up to 3 minutes
What does a bridle path sign indicate? (blue sign with a white horse and rider)
1.) A bridle-path, which riders are required to use
2.) A path, which may not be used by riders
3.) A bridle-path, which may not be used by other road users
-A bridle-path, which riders are required to use
-A bridle-path, which may not be used by other road users
What applies from a built-up area traffic sign onwards? (a yellow sign with black place name lettering, for example: Wilster - Kreis Steinburg)
1.) You may drive with parking light in the darkness
2.) You may not sound your horn to signal your intention to overtake
3.) Parking cars may be safely marked with parking light
-You may not sound your horn to signal your intention to overtake
-Parking cars may be safely marked with parking light
What do you do when you see the following sign: white sign outlined with a red circle, black arrow pointing down on the left, red arrow pointing up on the right
1.) You take precedence over oncoming traffic
2.) You must give precedence to oncoming traffic
3.) You are not allowed to turn
-You must give precedence to oncoming traffic.
What must you anticipate with the following sign: A white triangle outlined in red, with a black cow in the middle
1.) A dirt-covered roadway
2.) Wild animals crossing
3.) Farm livestock on the roadway
-A dirt-covered roadway
-Farm livestock on the roadway
A traffic jam is building up around you on a three lane motorway and you are in the middle lane. What is the correct procedure?
1.) Drive as far as possible to the right in order to leave room for a channel on the left
2.) Drive as far as possible to the left in order to leave room for a channel on the right
3.) If possible, switch on hazard warning lights to warn vehicles following behind
-Drive as far as possible to the right in order to leave room for a channel on the left
-If possible, switch on hazard warning lights to warn vehicles following behind
What must you anticipate with the following road sign: A white triangle outlined in red with a black bicycle in the center.
1.) With cyclists who may cross the carriageway
2.) With an underpass for cyclists
3.) With a “cyclists prohibited” zone
-With cyclists who may cross the carriageway
