Dual-Carriageway Rules

Question 1

As soon as you join a dual-carriageway, you should normally:

Choose 1 answer

Position your vehicle in the centre lane

Readjust your mirrors

Try to overtake

Keep in the left lane

Answer 1

Keep in the left lane

Question 2

When you are joining a dual carriageway, you must always:

Choose 1 answer

Come to a stop before joining the dual carriageway

Stop at the end of the acceleration lane

Use the hard shoulder

Give way to traffic already on the dual carriageway

Answer 2

Give way to traffic already on the dual carriageway

Question 3

A fundamental rule when driving on a dual carriageway is:

Choose 1 answer

Try to keep above 50kph to prevent congestion

Keep to the left lane unless overtaking

Overtake on the side that is clearest

Use the lane that has least traffic

Answer 3

Keep to the left lane unless overtaking

Question 4

You are driving on a dual carriageway and the car ahead shows its hazard lights for a short time. This tells you that:

Choose 1 answer

There is a police speed check up ahead

The other car is going to change lanes

Traffic ahead is slowing or stopping suddenly

The driver wants you to overtake

Answer 4

Traffic ahead is slowing or stopping suddenly

Question 5

You are driving on a dual carriageway. You have to slow down quickly due to a hazard. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Switch on your hazard lights

Flash your headlights

Sound your horn

Switch on your headlights

Answer 5

Switch on your hazard lights

Question 6

Which vehicles are normally fitted with amber flashing beacons on the roof?

Choose 2 answers

Coastguard

Maintenance vehicles

Blood transfusion vehicles

Breakdown recover vehicles

Doctor’s car

Answer 6

Maintenance vehicles

Breakdown recover vehicles

Question 7

What should you use the hard shoulder of a multi-lane-carriageway for?

Choose 1 answer

Stopping in an emergency

Joining the dual-carriageway

Stopping when you are tired

Leaving the dual-carriageway

Answer 7

Stopping in an emergency

Question 8

After a breakdown, you need to rejoin the main carriageway of a multi-lane-carriageway from the hard shoulder. You should:

Choose 1 answer

Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you

Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard lights

Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

Move out onto the carriageway then build up your speed

Answer 8

Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

Question 9

The minimum safe time gap to keep between you and the vehicle in front in good conditions is at least:

Choose 1 answer

Three seconds

One second

Four seconds

Two seconds

Answer 9

Two seconds

Question 10

You are intending to leave the multi-lane-carriageway at the next exit. Before you reach the exit you should normally position your vehicle:

Choose 1 answer

In any lane

In the left-hand lane

On the hard shoulder

In the middle lane

Answer 10

In the left-hand lane

Question 11

You are driving on a multi-lane-carriageway. By mistake, you go past the exit that you wanted to take. You should:

Choose 1 answer

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

Carry on to the next exit

Carefully reverse in the left-hand lane

Carefully rever-se on the hard shoulder

Answer 11

Carry on to the next exit